Breaking: Labour will ‘connect the country’ with free broadband
In a major announcement tomorrow, Labour will set out plans to deliver free full fibre broadband for all by bringing parts of BT into public ownership and creating a new […]
Tag Archives: infrastructure
As Labour starts to prepare for general election, it’s time for members to switch to positive campaign mode
Party’s outstanding policy platform will be ignored by ‘mainstream’ media – it’s up to activists to make noise Comment The announcement that Labour will soon give the green light for […]
Excl: Hammond ‘misspoke’ with 650,000 new homes #Budget2018 promise (video)
Chancellor Philip Hammond made a point of ‘hamming it up’ for the Tory gallery during his budget speech this afternoon, pausing frequently to allow clearly pre-planned cheers and cries of […]
Excl: case studies show Labour investment WILL pay for itself
In a bid to divert attention from the wet blanket of Philip Hammond’s budget last week, the Establishment has been attacking Labour’s plans for borrowing (only) for investment. Channel 4’s […]
McDonnell was right – borrowing for investment does pay for itself
Channel 4’s FactCheck recently published an article claiming Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was wrong to say that Labour’s plans to borrow for infrastructure investment would pay for themselves. Other economists […]
Will Tory-DUP deal worsen NI’s transport divide?
Writer and historian Steve Bradley has written some outstanding analyses of the economics and dynamics of his Northern Irish homeland and the SKWAWKBOX was delighted when he kindly agreed to […]
Tories’ biggest donors to profit from #PFI2 #NHSloans – and won’t pay tax
PFI (Private Finance Initiative) was a scheme to use private investors’ money to build and run new hospital facilities. It was a disaster and still costs the NHS, according to […]
Osborne’s £5bn-cut ‘growth plan’ shows perfectly that austerity=idiocy
George Osborne’s autumn statement today signalled additional cuts of some £5 billion from public spending in order to fund a ‘growth plan’ of infrastructure spending and ‘business-friendly’ measures that he […]