EU politics
Tom Mills: Can the Ruling Class Speak?
Talking about elites isn’t just the realm of conspiracy theorists. In fact, it’s a vital component of left-wing politics. Read here
National Politics
Economics
Richard Murphy: Corbynomics And Labour’s Fiscal Credibility Rule
This is excellent. In it Richard discusses with Patricia Pino and Christian Reilly what the UK government deficit actually is, Corbynomics, Labour’s Fiscal Credibility rule and the difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy. Listen […]
EU politics
Andrew Dowling – The ongoing crisis in Catalan Independence
Andrew Dowling sees a rising leftist influence in the Catalan independence movement, seeking a wider popular basis in Catalonia for independence and progressive policies. Andrew Dowling, Senior Lecturer in Catalan and Spanish History at Cardiff […]
EU politics
Len McCluskey – Britain: Young Workers know they’re being ripped off – and that unions are the answer
Last weeks global food strikes in Britain show young workers get what trade unionism is about – and bringing are new forms of digital organisation into play. Len McCluskey is General Secretary of Unite, Britain’s […]
EU politics
Dimitar Bechev – Elections in Bosnia: More of the same, but there is a silver lining
Elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 October. Dimitar Bechev explains that Bosnian politics continues to be dominated by two ethnically defined poles, each with external support. The country will probably hold together as […]
Austerity
Labour Heartlands: France should renegotiate EU treaties or leave!
FRENCH socialist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said that France should leave the EU if it proves impossible to renegotiate treaties that are “incompatible” with his party’s socialist programme. Read here
EU politics
inews: Ed Sheeran paid more in tax last year than both Starbucks and Amazon
Ed Sheeran paid more in tax last year than both Starbucks and Amazon Read here
Austerity
Robert Skidelsky: How austerity broke Britain – and how we can recover
After ten years of wrongheaded and brutal spending cuts, Keynes’s warning that bad economics produces political extremism is more important than ever. Read here
Economics
Richard Murphy: We don’t need tax to fund the NHS, but we may increase taxes because we do
What Richard Murphy so aptly addresses is a gap in understanding within the British Left (the left of most other nations have no idea of this discussion) of a very simple, but crucial point concerning […]
Energy
Gordon Morgan – Here’s how Scotland can eliminate CO2 emissions by 2045 and help save the world
Gordon Morgan, Energy researcher for Common Weal, looks at what Scotland needs to do to take the IPCC report seriously and decarbonise the country rapidly When you look at a nation being reborn, as is […]