Why Ed Balls deserved the Strictly glitterball
The Strictly Come Dancing final looks to be somewhat dull – all glitter, no Balls.
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A bonfire of the economists as Britain loses faith
The dismal science has had a dismal verdict from the UK electorate, and the new government isn't coming to the rescue either.
How much does it hurt when big political beasts lose their seats?
Such an unexpected general election result was bound to throw up more than its share of ‘Portillo moments’.
Meet the new faces in the parliamentary class of 2015
From the 20-year-old student to the husband of the Danish Prime Minister, meet the new faces of 2015.
Rush to endorse new balanced-budget charter highlights its absurdity
By backing a new Charter for Budget Responsibility, the main political parties in Britain want to persuade you that they’re legally obliged to balance the books within three years. Fortunately, it’s not…
Austerity budgeting hasn’t worked for George Osborne, and it won’t work for Ed Balls
Those of us that follow the mainstream media encounter information but few genuine insights. Recently one jumped off the page at me in a Financial Times piece. In an otherwise undistinguished endorsement…
Ed Balls risks pushing more families into poverty with child benefit plan
Ed Balls has kicked off the annual Labour conference in Manchester with an ill-judged announcement that his party would increase child benefits by just 1% a year until 2017 if elected to government next…
Customs at Gretna Green? Neither side is telling the whole truth on this one
One question that keeps raising its head in the Scottish independence debate is about border controls and what would happen between Scotland and the rest of the UK at border towns like Gretna Green – a…
Shouty politics: when insults and invective are all politicians can manage
The British public was treated to two political set-pieces on Wednesday: the weekly exchange between David Cameron and Ed Miliband at prime minister’s questions and the second EU debate between Nick Clegg…
The European Left’s economic policies risk looking feeble
Why does the economic policy pursued or proposed by the Left in Europe often seem so pathetic? The clearest example of this lies just across the channel. France is subject to the same fiscal straitjacket…
Ed Balls budget reply: no car crash but hardly vintage stuff
The political stock of Ed Balls has been on the rise recently. His ratings have improved in recent weeks. As part of Ed Miliband’s effort to have a more civilised discussion at Prime Minister’s Questions…
Raising top tax rate to 50p won’t raise much revenue
Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, has announced that if elected a Labour government would return the rate of income tax payable on incomes above £150,000 to 50%. What would the effect of this be? The contention…
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