Shadow Chancellor Blog
The eurozone and the case for fair tax cuts to boost growth – Andrew Marr Show transcript
Andrew Marr: You were hostile to Britain joining the euro, what do you think should happen now with a country like Greece where they are absolutely up against it and really serious rising anger about other people turning the screw on them? Ed Balls: Well it was the right decision for Britain not [...]
More...Fair tax cuts for families must be at the heart of a Budget for jobs and growth – my Sunday Times article
Listen hard and you can almost hear the whispers in the Chancellor’s ear. ‘Steady as she goes,’ they murmur. ‘Hold your nerve, stay the course and eventually the recovery will come.’ Last week the Moody’s credit rating agency joined the chorus: the economic outlook for Britain is negative, but nothing can [...]
More...My Daily Mirror article: Tory economic plans are all pain and no gain
Last year George Osborne tried to claim Britain was a “safe haven”, even as his economic errors were choking recovery. Daily Mirror readers weren’t fooled. Now, after months of rising unemployment and stagnating growth, even the credit agencies are starting to ring the alarm about the British economy. Families, pensioners, young people [...]
More...Response to Moody’s statement on the UK
Ed Balls MP, Labour’s shadow chancellor, said in response to the statement from Moody’s: “This is a significant warning to a Chancellor who himself made balancing the books by 2015 and the views of the credit rating agencies the key benchmarks for the success of his economic policy. We found [...]
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- edballsmp: RT @SharonStevenage: Great to welcome @edballsmp to Stevenage this am talking about Labour plan for jobs and growth http://t.co/BhUEMgY7
- edballsmp: Good visit with PPC & Stevenage leader @SharonStevenage RT @btcstevenage: @edballsmp with local businesses http://t.co/Blojpb8D
- edballsmp: RT @investstevenage: Good to see @edballsmp at @MyIncubator today meeting start up and growing businesses in Stevenage
- edballsmp: Here's the transcript of my #Marr interview - on the eurozone & the case for fair tax cuts to boost growth: http://t.co/0pGUyTrB
- edballsmp: Fair tax cuts for families must be at heart of a Budget for jobs & growth – my article in the Sunday Times http://t.co/q1nIbbb6
Constituency News
Outwood shops doing well after our campaign
It is great to see Outwood shops doing so well. I was at the post office with Wrenthorpe & Outwood West Councillor, Charlie Keith on Friday and everyone was talking about how well things were going after our campaign last year. The Ledger Lane post office had been closed for [...]
More...Ed’s Column in the Morley Observer & Advertiser
It was crawling room only at a packed Morley South Children’s Centre on Friday. I joined Jane and her team at the centre beside Seven Hills Primary to meet dozens of local childminders, parents and representatives from the National Childminders Association to hear their views on the big issues of [...]
More...Visit to the fantastic Morley South Children’s Centre
Linda Holmes who I met on Friday has been childminding for years and now provides support to less experienced childminders. All our local childminders are supporting other families to balance work and family life. Linda and her colleagues told me that although they love what they do, it can be [...]
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