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Veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner poured scorn yesterday on Chancellor George Osborne’s bogus claim that Tory economic policies are working.
“Do not believe this man. He wouldn’t recognise the truth if it was sprayed on his eyeballs,” Mr Skinner declared angrily.
The TUC Congress in Bournemouth also scathingly rejected the economic policies of the coalition government, declaring that they had failed even by their own measures.
Despite the screeching from the right-wing media, Burnham’s speech chimed with the public mood - and socialists should take advantage, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO
Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor
Deep disillusionment with the Westminster cross-party consensus means rupture with the status quo is on the cards – bringing not only opportunities but also dangers, says NICK WRIGHT