Tag: economy
We need to talk about Europe
Government plans to leave the European Single Market at the end of December will lengthen the corona recession, says Paul Teasdale
The dividend curse
Prem Sikka explains how income inequalities have widened during the shareholder bonanza of the last ten years
A radical programme to get us through the crisis
The UK, in common with the rest of Europe, has swung sharply in the direction of state capitalism. Don Flynn argues that Labour has to push hard to ensure that full employment, a cooperative model for business and a strong voice for workers and communities becomes the direction of travel
Giving away control
Crashing out of the EU will mean subservience to US capital with more than its chlorinated chicken says Dave Toke
Investment first to avoid economic crash
Paul Nowak on the challenges facing Labour and the unions with a new economic recovery plan
In its 150th year, the TUC faces some immediate...
Funding a left Labour programme
Prem Sikka says getting taxation policy right is critical for Labour
Tax revenues are the life-blood of all democracies. Without these, no state can alleviate...
It’s crunch time for local Labour
Tom Miller on holes in the dented shield
Local government is looking increasingly threadbare in the face of austerity. The trend adopted by ‘localist’ Conservatives has been to cut and...
Our Broken Economy: Ed’s mission
Ed Miliband had to rally his troops this week. In truth – this was already done for him prior to his big speech on...
The problematic economics of Balls
The extent of Ed Balls’ toxic influence over Labour’s political economy does not begin and end with the current ‘austerity-lite’ agenda. The impression made...