They came in their thousands, defying the African summer rain, to celebrate, remember and honour the man who had led the struggle for all South African’s freedom. But amongst the tributes from world leaders, there was one speaker, regarded as...
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One of my earliest memories is sitting at the front of the top deck of the 44 bus with my brother Tariq as it wound its way from Tooting in South London, to Battersea and across the Thames. We’d spend...
At the start of this week, the Fabians held a debate in partnership with Reform, debating 'What should the Chancellor do in this year's Autumn Statement?' In an online Fabian Question Time, we asked our Twitter followers the same question, and here are some of the best tweets:
The chancellor’s Autumn Statement was about mood music and positioning. He took full credit for the better economic news while making some headline grabbing announcements. More interesting was how he really sees the economy and battle lines for the election now...
This morning news greets us once again of demographic doom. The chancellor has announced that young people must work till their 70s to save us from national crisis. Hundreds of billions of pounds are at stake.
We’ve heard it all before....
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and George Osborne is likely to receive some unusual good news which should promote Christmas goodwill in the Treasury. For the first time since it was established the Office for Budget Responsibility is expected...