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VAT Articles

Labour, food prices, and the cost of living

In British political history, food has previously played an important role. Clement Attlee's postwar government saw the end of rationing as the political domestic issue of the day, and a young minister – Harold Wilson – made his name championing the end of these...

In the dragons’ den

I’ve heard some unexpected things at political events over the years but a call for class warfare at a Progress event had all the probability of a demand for immediate introduction of the euro at a UKIP rally. It came as the young and articulate crowd at the Progress...

Sympathy for sport is not enough

Nothing shows working people's emotional, less rational side than the passion and depth of support millions demonstrate for 'their' team. Consequently, few things are more important to a community than the survival of ‘their’ clubs, especially amongst growing...

Unions and the new economy

‘There will come a time when the Treasury understands economics but it hasn’t happened yet’ and with that remark it was Martin Wolf of the Financial Times who became the darling of the Unions21 annual conference. Our conference theme of Unions and the New Economy...