John and his team were out canvassing whilst Jeremy Corbyn was on Womens’ Hour, finding himself unable to say how much his childcare pledges would cost and where the money was coming from… Although none of the canvassing team had heard the interview, people coming to the doors were expressing…
Read MoreJohn Penrose, author of The Great Rebalancing: A sovereign wealth fund to make the UK’s economy the strongest in the G20 (link), has long campaigned for the establishment of a British Sovereign Wealth Fund to underpin the state pension and benefits system. Today’s Conservative Manifesto (page 20) says that this will now…
Read MoreDonald Tusk’s letter setting the terms for negotiating the UK’s departure from the EU was the moment when Theresa May’s rhetoric collided with reality, according to a string of politicians who have been warning against a hard Brexit. Chris Leslie, the former shadow chancellor, said the letter by the president…
Read MoreJohn speaks with Sunday Politics about rumours that ‘Tory rebels’ plan on blocking the triggering of article 50…
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