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Why Ed Balls is a loss to politics
2May 15, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
In amongst the carnage last week was a result that made me sad. Ed Balls lost his seat in Morley …
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Labour can win on the economy if they can explain why ‘their’ type of economic growth is better
Leave a commentJanuary 15, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Much has been made of the Institute of Fiscal Studies’ calculation that Labour’s plans for the future would mean that …
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5 thoughts about George Osborne’s Autumn Statement/Pre-election bribe
Leave a commentDecember 4, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
1. So, er…apparently there’s an election soon? I say this with a wink because this was essentially a pre-election budget. …
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Unpicking the mansion tax
Leave a commentOctober 6, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Oh the mansion tax, the mansion tax, the mansion tax….it’s been talked about for a long time and now, given …
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Ed Balls’s Labour Party conference speech shows Labour think they might walk into Downing Street
Leave a commentSeptember 23, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
It was a strangely mute Labour Party conference today. There seem to be some strange rules in operation. The shadow …
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Balls says most of us are worse off than in 2010, the Tories’ response is simple yet probably effective
Leave a commentAugust 4, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
In a speech the other day Ed Balls decided to channel that famous leftie Ronald Reagan when he asked the …
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Haringey Council should invoice Ed Balls for some of the £600,000 they have had to pay Sharon Shoesmith
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
There is a good case for Labour Shadow chancellor Ed Balls contributing out of his own pocket to Sharon Shoesmith’s …
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