Ed side-steps unions to focus on the ‘cost of living crisis’
Ed Miliband side-steps the issue of trade union reform at the Labour conference, but his bigger problem lies in a perception of his party as the “villains” of the economic piece.
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There are hopes that Democrat and Republican senators could reach an agreement later that will ease fears of a catastrophic default on America’s debt.
It is one of several radical claims about education in an essay by the education secretary’s adviser Dominic Cummings, published last night. Here are the rest.
Barack Obama tells Republicans he will not negotiate with an “extremist wing” of US congress to end the political stalemate, as the shutdown of federal government enters its third day.
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Political gridlock between the White House and Republicans leads to the first shutdown of congress in nearly two decades, with Barack Obama warning “real people” will feel the impact “right away”.
After George Osborne says he wants to deliver a surplus in the next parliament, Sajid Javid, economic secretary to the treasury, joins Chris Leslie, shadow treasury minister, to discuss the economy.
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Scientists deliver a bleak vision of a future in which storms are more frequent and the sea has risen by up to 82cm, as they say they are more certain than ever that mankind drives global warming.
Ed Miliband side-steps the issue of trade union reform at the Labour conference, but his bigger problem lies in a perception of his party as the “villains” of the economic piece.
Labour may be firing off policies, but they still have a long way to go before they win the public’s trust on the economy.
Polling research by Iposos MORI for Channel 4 News shows the Labour Party trails the Tories on economic credibility, and that the Liberal Democrats claim to be a “party of government” is not believed.
Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Ummuna tells Channel 4 News that Labour is winning back voters by convincing the public that the party is “fit to run the economy”.