If politicians are not accountable to the public, then surely their tax rises become legalised theft, suggests Brian Monteith ...

Analysis published on Monday afternoon shows that 50,000 children will be pulled out of poverty after the Government was forced to tear up its controversial welfare legislation ...

COMMENT: As battle lines are drawn within Labour over taxing the super-rich, Chris Blackhurst says that the government must resist Lord Kinnock’s siren call to take a 2 per cent slice of asset values ...

Tensions are boiling over within the Labour Party, as recent events reveal a government on the brink of collapse.