Wow! The Tories Are Planning to ‘Level Up’ Britain Again
James Morrison
It means almost nothing.
Tag: economics
How Mutual Aid Is Reaching Its Limits for Transgender People in the UK
June Bellebono
Demand always outstrips supply.
The Plan Is to Make You Permanently Poorer | Aaron Meets Gary Stevenson
In 2011, while working as a City trader, Gary Stevenson joined the ultra rich with a single bonus cheque. Not long after he was named one of Citibank’s highest performing traders worldwide. Stevenson made millions for his employer by betting on one thing: that the British and American economies would fail to recover from the […]
So You’ve Been Bailed Out. But What Exactly Is Trussonomics?
Richard Murphy
Markets… but make them free.
Stop Calling It A Price Cap
Matteo Tiratelli
It protects energy companies' profits, not consumers.
No, Higher Wages Won’t Fix the Cost of Living Crisis
Matteo Tiratelli
But we should demand them anyway.
Taxes Aren’t Driving Sky-High Fuel Prices, Profiteering Bosses Are
James Meadway
BP’s CEO admitted his company was a “cash machine”.
The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation
As inflation rises the establishment has a solution: we all need to get poorer. The alternative is for profits to fall – but that is unacceptable to the powerful. Aaron Bastani on how only unions can save us.
The Green Revolution Could Make Cornwall a Mining Capital Again. Who Stands to Benefit?
Lucie Akerman
Does extraction always equal exploitation?
Council Tax Is Broken. Devolution Could Fix It
Rio Goldhammer
Northerners shouldn’t foot the bill for decades of Westminster neglect.
Sri Lanka is Being Held Hostage By Its President
Amita Arudpragasam
As the country crumbles, Gotabaya Rajapaksa remains in office.
Bankers Are Driving the Wheat Price Explosion, Not the War in Ukraine
Matteo Tiratelli
Global starvation is a choice.
Of Course Sunak Says Inflation Can’t Be Fixed. Fixing It Would Mean Taxing Billionaires Like Him
James Meadway
People are going hungry while profits are at record levels.
The British Empire Wasn’t Just About Race
Kojo Koram
It was a system of political and economic control.
Three Things the Tories Could Easily Do to Slash Living Costs
James Meadway
Cap gas prices. Raise wages. Invest in low-carbon energy.
Planet B: Jayati Ghosh on Escaping the Debt Trap
Fighting climate breakdown means facing up to the imperial hierarchies of debt, as development economist Jayati Ghosh explains.
Planet B: Everything Must Change – Debt
In the final episode, we ask why climate reparations could be crucial to securing a global Green New Deal.
What’s in Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Budget?
Rishi Sunak’s budget may have come with some big spending pledges, but it’s nowhere near enough to undo a decade of austerity.