Michael Jacobs
Articles by Michael Jacobs
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Ideas
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
Politics
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
Politics
Give us more bank holidays
- 05 March 2001
NS/Fabian Society Second-Term Agenda - Give us more bank holidays
Politics
Let local councils vary income tax
- 29 January 2001
NS/Fabian Society Second-Term Agenda - Let local councils vary income tax
Ideas
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?
Politics
Shock: King Herod turns green
- 13 November 1998
- 1 comment
Michael Jacobs thinks that, before very long, we really will have an energy tax


