Economics
J. D. Alt – The Millennials’ Money
The video is by an architect, J . D. Alt, who asked why the world could not afford to build the vision he had for it, and realised that the only obstacle was lack of […]
Economics
Deregulation
Michael Roberts: Carillion and the ‘dead end’ of privatisation
We did not want to post any articles concerning Carillion. It was a specifically British event. The collapse of Carillion, one of the UK’s largest leading construction and service companies, has resulted in important analyses […]
Economics
Eurostat: What is the extent of contingent liabilities and non-performing loans in the EU Member States?
How many more scandals are to come out of this sector, not only in Britain but in other countries exposed to PFI? Relative to its GDP, Portugal has the highest level of PFI exposure (at […]
Economics
Chaminda Jayanetti – Carillion: A story of Britain’s fake markets
The problem for Chaminda Jayanetti was that most of the areas in which PFI operates are “fake” markets with no true competition. “These markets are fake because they are entirely dependent on the taxpayer” Read […]
Deregulation
James Moore: Death of an out-sourcer
James Moore in the Independent lamented that PFI is bleeding Britain’s National Health Service dry. Read here
Austerity
Richard Murphy – Is realism the new ‘ism’?
This article is sure to provoke debate. Richard Murphy is a catalyst who drives political and economic discussions forwards and this article is no exception. With neo-liberalism going from crisis to crisis in the UK, […]
Economics
Aditya Chakrabortty: Britain is being stalked by a zombie elite – time to take them on
Democracy is the government of the people by the people for the people. As gpvernments fail miserably, it is time to take back power. Aditya Chakrabortty is beginning a series of how this is being […]
Economics
Thomas Piketty: 2018, the year of Europe
There are some truly shocking numbers in Piketty’s blog: But in Warsaw or in Prague, events are interpreted quite differently. They point out that the rate of return on the private investment from the West […]
Economics
Lars P. Syll – Is economics — really — a science?
Is economics a science? Not according to Lars Syll, a leading economist. Lars P. Syll is an economist at the Faculty of Education and Society at Malmö, Sweden Cross-posted from Syll’s blog As yours truly […]
Economics
State of Nature – One Question: Economic Crash
Is there an economic crash coming soon? Wolfgang Streeck, Cédric Durand, Susan Newman, David M Kotz, Minqi Li, Mary Mellor, and many others provide a short answer. Read here