Austerity
Thomas Fazi and William Mitchell: Why the Left Should Embrace Brexit
Remainers claim that Brexit will be an economic apocalypse. But it provides the opportunity for a radical break with neoliberalism. Read here
Inequality
Finance
The People Vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett
Book review by David Beer Is technology undermining democracy? Do we ever really know how we arrive at our political views? The pixelated vision of the near future offered in Jamie Bartlett’s new book […]
Austerity
Richard Murphy: Tory austerity has delivered the worst decade for UK productivity growth since the 18th century
Should this be a surprise to anyone? The goal of austerity was to increase inequality, primarily at the cost of the poorest and weakest. Nothing more and nothing less. Read here
Austerity
Larry Elliot: Some praise our gig economy flexibility. I call it exploitation
While Silicon Valley cannot praise the gig economy enough as a great opportunity, they forget to add that it is a great opportunity for them to earn money, not the workers. Read here
Economics
Larry Elliot: Could Donald Trump’s lone ranger approach provide the silver bullet?
This could become truly embarrassing. First Donald Trump sank TTIP, saving Europeans from their own corrupt political elite. Now Larry Elliot raises the question if the world trade system has been so manipulated in the […]
Austerity
Welfare Weekly : More than a third of low-income working parents forced to skip meals
“Let them eat twitter”. This is the Europe and Brtain created by the EU elite and Tories. This has nothing to do with Brexit or Remain, this is neo-liberalism. Read here
Austerity
Asbjørn Wahl: Austerity Policies In Europe: There Is No Alternative
“In addition to the democratic deficit that is built into the EU institutions, they have to a great extent acquired their form and content during the neoliberal era. They are therefore dominated by the interests […]
Austerity
Red Pepper: Why Europe needs Corbyn
This is another article in our continuing debate concerning whether the neo-liberal EU can be reformed to become a democratic, progressive, and social political organisation. Read here
Economics
Ed Pemberton – A Question of Value: Raising Productivity by Lowering Inequality
The focus on low productivity overlooks the crucial influence of inequality. Ed Pemberton, Doctoral Researcher, Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute Cross-posted from Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) Wikimedia Commons The latest release of […]
Economics
David Graeber and David Wengrow: How to change the course of human history (at least, the part that’s already happened)
The story we have been telling ourselves about our origins is wrong, and perpetuates the idea of inevitable social inequality. David Graeber and David Wengrow ask why the myth of ‘agricultural revolution’ remains so persistent, […]