I am no supporter of George Osborne or his party but Ed Balls accusing him of being cynical in using the Philpot Murder case in regard to Welfare Cuts is a cynical ploy in itself? The Labour Party have done … Continue reading
The unemployed need to be “working and training, not claiming”, the shadow work and pensions secretary, Liam Byrne, said, as he outlined Labour‘s plans to protect itself from the politically damaging charge that it is soft on welfare claimants. Labour … Continue reading
THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 Iain MacWhirter Columnist IN 1931, when the Labour Government of Ramsay MacDonald cut unemployment benefit in an economic depression, the Labour Party split and was almost destroyed as a political force for the next decade. But … Continue reading
The younger brother of shadow chancellor Ed Balls has shared in a £57million payout as a director at the world’s biggest bond dealer. Andrew Balls is managing director in the London office of the California-based investment firm Pimco and head … Continue reading