We’ve hit a big landmark – 10 million free breakfasts served.
10 million better days at school – more children turning up, concentrating, getting on.
10 million easier mornings for parents – better drop-offs & commutes.
Change doesn’t happen by chance, it comes with Labour. 🌹
Thanks @hannahcbrenton for covering the much-needed revival of economics discussion in the Labour Party this (hot essay) summer.
The "Great Moderation" of the pre-financial crisis decades is over – we need new ideas to tackle the new challenges we face.
Really enjoyed being part of the lively discussion @Resfoundation launching their new paper on economic priorities for the next three years. Thank you to my co-panelists @TomMcTague, Sir John Curtice, @JamesSmithRF and to Ruth Curtice for hosting!
If Labour can’t win Makerfield with Andy Burnham as the candidate, everyone in the party should start packing up now. It’s a much more important proof of concept than running in Rusholme or Withington, which (with the best will in the world) wouldn’t prove very much at all.
I welcome HMRC’s conclusion, which has cleared me of any wrongdoing.
I have been exonerated by HMRC of the accusation that I deliberately sought to avoid tax.
When purchasing a home of my own with a mortgage, I did not own any other property and had no personal financial interest in the court-instructed trust set up to manage my son’s financial award. I was advised by experts that I should pay stamp duty at the standard rate.
I set out to pay the correct amount of tax. I took reasonable care and acted in good faith, based on the expert advice I received, and HMRC has accepted this.
I have always sought to act with integrity, and I believe politicians should be held to high standards - that is why I resigned from government and cooperated fully with HMRC.
I wanted to ensure that I paid every penny that I owed, and have done so. I am relieved that my family can now move on - and that I can get on with my job.
As I said on @BBCr4today this morning, there is no appetite for fiscal irresponsibility from any of the broad range of Labour MPs I speak to across the various wings of the Party. We all agree on the need to lower the cost of debt, get growth up and, crucially, inflation down.
The cost of living crisis and our low growth are two symptoms of the same problem: an economic structure that hasn’t been working for a long time.
We need to take on the root causes of those costs.