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John Mcdonnell

John Mcdonnell

The Guardian

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There’s talk of tax and fiscal rules, but if Rachel Reeves’s budget doesn’t help ordinary people, what’s the point?

With the constant drip of stories about possible tax hikes or reinterpretations of the fiscal rules, it’s easy to forget the underlying purpose of...

25.10.2024 40

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John Mcdonnell

Fighting over freebies, power and pay? This is not what Labour government is for – and members must say so

As delegates assemble for Labour’s post-election conference, there is a palpable relief that the Tories have been thrown out, but it’s hard to...

20.09.2024 100

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My vote was a plea for Labour to tackle child poverty. Its response? To suspend me

What is it that drove, on Tuesday night, seven Labour MPs to vote for an amendment tabled in parliament by another party, with the virtual certainty...

24.07.2024 5

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Quick, tangible change will see off the hard right – these are the things Labour must do now

The relief of getting rid of the Tories can mask the fact that we have entered potentially the most divisive political period for the politics of this...

16.07.2024 40

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Keir Starmer’s ‘first steps’ might get him into Downing Street. But there is danger ahead

We’re months away from a general election whose outcome has already been determined. Rishi Sunak has repeatedly demonstrated that he is no political...

20.05.2024 90

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Jeremy Hunt’s cynical budget is the last, desperate gasp of a dying government

Budgets are never just about the economy. They are major political interventions and the last budget before a general election has to be a showstopper...

06.03.2024 9

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John Mcdonnell

Starmer must say what he’ll do in power – if he leaves a vacuum, the far right will fill it

For nearly two years, polls have shown that people have had enough of the Tories. There’s a general feeling that after 14 years with the...

04.01.2024 20

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