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Labour's challenge is to propose a genuine alternative

Progress, 25 November 2015

My initial reaction to the government's Autumn Statement on government finances and spending.

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One lesson for Labour

Progress, 10 July 2015

The first Conservative budget since 1996 illustrated one lesson for Labour: how important it is to establish and maintain economic credibility.

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Breaking out of the lazy framing of the economy debate

Progress, 7 April 2015

Labour should not be content to debate the economy within a lazy media frame.

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A Budget departed from reality

Progress, 19 March 2015

The last Budget of the Coalition assessed. The new independent economic and fiscal projections have implications for Labour too.

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Prepare for a Tory tax cut

Progress, 2 March 2015

It was always likely that the Conservatives would promise a tax cut at this election...and now there is more headroom in the public finances if they still plan big spending cuts.

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Welcome to OBR world

Progress, 12 December 2014

The future charted by the OBR in its forecasts contains no great transformation of the economy, but higher household debt and low pay. Do we have the vision to chart a different course?

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Tory plans are simply unrealistic and political

Progress, 1 December 2014

The Conservative political strategy is becoming clearer.

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Labour's bold offer on the deficit question

Progress, 11 December 2014

Ed Miliband's speech on deficit cutting; the virtual world of deficit debates; supporting aspiration.

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Labour deficit cutting - the £50bn question

Stephen Beer

Where the £50bn figure comes from.

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What long term plan?

Progress, 19 November 2014

The Conservatives are repeating the refrain 'long term economic plan', but there is no such plan to speak of, only a short term plan gone wrong.

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