No historical parallel for living standards squeeze

Parliamentary recess saw Policy Network publish a substantial new pamphlet titled Cameron’s Trap: Lessons for Labour from the 1930s and 1980s on the “economic trap” in which the Conservatives hope to snare Labour. 

In it, the authors Gregg McClymont MP and Ben Jackson argued that “Labour must make the next Election a contest around which party would be best at using government to promote growth and not a contest defined by the management of austerity”.

The Guardian marked the launch with a lead story, together with a comment piece by the authors. BBC News also led with the story on the day of the pamphlet's publication and BBC Radio 4 discussed the conclusions on the Today programme.

Policy Network will be hosting an event on 16 January 2012 to discuss the pamphlet's conclusions. Both authors Gregg McClymont and Ben Jackson will be joined on the panel by Tim Bale, Stewart Wood and Roger Liddle, chair of Policy Network.

For more information or to attend the event click here.