Michael Jacobs

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The New Statesman Essay - Don't just act, talk!

  • 02 July 2001

What matters is what works, ministers say. Wrong, argues Michael Jacobs. Means count at least as much as ends, and so does a government's rhetoric

Labour's new tax bombshell

  • 11 June 2001

The 2nd Term - Within just a few weeks, ministers may come to regret one crucial election pledge

Give us more bank holidays

  • 05 March 2001

NS/Fabian Society Second-Term Agenda - Give us more bank holidays

Let local councils vary income tax

  • 29 January 2001

NS/Fabian Society Second-Term Agenda - Let local councils vary income tax

The New Statesman Essay - Blair's biggest U-turn

  • 27 November 2000

This is the year that Labour went back to tax and spend. But can ministers convince a deeply sceptical public?

Shock: King Herod turns green

  • 13 November 1998
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Michael Jacobs thinks that, before very long, we really will have an energy tax

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

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