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DAVID CAMERON admitted yesterday that the last Labour government did not cause the recession that followed the 2008 financial crash.
The Prime Minister has claimed over the past eight years that Labour had “crashed the economy.”
But he inadvertently bust the myth that helped the Tories win two general elections as he sought to scare voters into staying in the EU with a Treasury dossier of dire warnings.
Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor
Trade unions call for windfall tax hike to fund social energy tariff to public’s energy bills
Only an ambitious programme of state-led investment can restore growth and improve living standards, argues MICHAEL BURKE
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE