Britain goes to the polls next week and the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, is clear about what the choice is.

“For too long, you have been told something that simply isn’t true,” Miliband assured supporters as he announced his program. “That’s what’s good for the richest and most powerful is always good for the whole of our country. That as long as a few individuals and companies are OK, we can just wait for the wealth to trickle down to everyone else.”