Campaign news archive - October 2015

The debate in Parliament on the Charter for Budget Responsibility

Some Labour contributions in the debate on the Charter for Budget Responsibility from Hansard, Wednesday 14th October [continue...]

The Charter for Budget Responsibility and the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2010

The Charter for Budget Responsibility and the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2010 Osborne’s ‘Charter for Budget Responsibility’ bears a remarkable resemblance to Gordon Brown’s Fiscal Responsibility Act. Both seek to bind government spending to tight rules in the face of an unknowable future. Both were and are political gimmicks. Osborne’s Charter, like Brown’s Act, is unenforceable; no penalties will be incurred when it is inevitably broken.  [continue...]

Labour is right to oppose ‘living within our means’

‘Living within our means’ makes no economic sense.
Labour is right to oppose it   [continue...]

Why we Oppose the Charter for Budget Responsibility

Why we Oppose the Charter for Budget Responsibility John McDonnell’s Letter to Labour MPs  [continue...]

5 things you should know about George Osborne’s “Charter”

5 things you should know about George Osborne’s “Charter”
and why Labour will be voting against it: [continue...]

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