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Jonathan Pie – A Statement of Intent
Jonathan Pie on British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
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Robin McAlpine – Children shouldn’t be hungry…
What we are currently witnessing in Britain is the capitalist class unchained. This was not what people who voted for Brexit wanted. It is neo-liberlalsim in its ultima ratio that has been common policy in […]
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Richard Murphy – Leaving debt for the grandchildren
Do we want people, businesses and services to survive or do we want to stop the growth in debt? Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Chartered accountant. […]
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Mathew D. Rose – Germany: Ship of fools runs aground on the Rhine
For the European political class the current crises are not about saving the planet but preserving their neo-liberal ideology and the entitlement of the ruling oligarchy. The climate movement is not seen as an ally, […]
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David Jamieson – Politics Will Strike Back
An excellent overview of current political and economic situation in Britain and the strikes. David Jamieson is a journalist, writer and socialist activist based in Glasgow. His writing can be found at Jacobin magazine, Bella […]
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ODR Team – Ukraine’s anti-worker law comes into effect
Law 5371, which strips back labour protections, has been ratified. Is there more to come? Cross-posted from Open Democracy On 17 August, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyi ratified Law 5371, which removes rights for workers at […]
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Richard Murphy – In 2008 we survived, just. Will we this winter? I really am not sure.
Just a wee look at what is brewing in Britain. Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Chartered accountant. Co-founder of the Green New Deal as well as […]
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Bill Mitchell: Radical change is needed and mainstream economics will not be part of the solution
The mainstream voice reflects the past which has now after 4-5 decades of prominence delivered us a ‘poly crisis’. The solutions are not to keep doing what we have but heeding the ‘hard economic lessons […]
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Richard Murphy – Winter of Discontent
Craig Dalzell talks to Prof. Richard Murphy, accountant and tax expert, about the multiple economic crises crashing into the UK at the moment. They discuss the impact of the release from Covid lockdowns, the inflation […]
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Heiner Flassbeck: Headless into Recession – Why are we so nailed?
Just imagine: A doctor develops an ingenious diagnostic tool that can avoid misdiagnoses in many diseases, but the vast majority of his colleagues don’t want to use it because they think misdiagnoses are just part […]