Tag: coronavirus
Towards a just economy: no return to the 1930s
In the face of massive recession, Bryn Jones argues that a narrative for a just economy must be the new direction in a post-Covid future
Channel the spirit of 1945
Frances O’Grady sets out the case for a National Recovery Council and a new deal - but will the Tories listen?
Time for renewables
Dave Toke says renewable energy is likely to soar in 2020 as a proportion of UK electricity consumption
When black lives don’t matter
The recent Public Health England report on the impact of Covid-19 on Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities contains no action plan and sidesteps equalities law, says Puru Miah
Reckless and irresponsible
Julie Ward says Labour must demand the government pushes pause on Brexit
Paying for the pandemic – war lessons for Labour
Dennis Leech argues that when it comes to paying for the pandemic, Labour should learn the lessons of the two world wars: austerity is not sound economics for recovery
‘Whatever it takes’: From corona capitalism to democratic corporatism?
The Covid-19 pandemic must be the signal for a new democratic political economy, argues Bryn Jones
Schools out for summer?
Dave Lister calls out a rushed and ill-prepared Cabinet decision to reopen primary schools
After Coronavirus
Markets are indifferent to who lives or dies. In the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis it must not be the working class and pensioners that bear the burden, writes Prem Sikka
Time for a universal basic income
Alex Sobel says the coronavirus crisis reveals our broken social system needs a radical solution
Will Starmer get lucky?
Peter Kenyon reviews the new Leader of the Labour Party’s prospects following defeat in the 2019 General Election, the coronavirus pandemic and climate change