by Sam | 23 Sep 2014 | General Election 2015, Politics
Ending speculation over how a Labour Government would divert funds to the NHS, having ruled out tax increases, Labour leader Ed Miliband will today pledge to invest the proceeds of a windfall tax on the profits of UK tobacco companies and a mansion tax on homes worth...
by Sam | 22 Sep 2014 | Politics
The Labour Party Conference kicked off yesterday, with Shadow Chancellor Ed balls today set to underscore his willingness to take tough fiscal decisions, saying he will cap child benefit increases at 1 per cent for the first two years of the next parliament, and force...
by Sam | 18 Sep 2014 | General Election 2015, Politics
The Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has called on political leaders to use the party conference season to produce a “road-map” to end poverty in the UK. Introducing JRF’s report A UK without poverty, Julia Unwin said there needs to be a...
