National Politics
Grace Blakeley – Going Back to Class
A hopeful piece about the success of the Workers’ Party of Belgium in re-building socialist politics. In ‘Tribune’. Read the article HERE.
Grace Blakeley
Economics
Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakeley
Grace Blakeley is a media star of the radical left-wing of the British labour movement. She is a columnist for the left-wing journal, Tribune, and a regular panellist on political debates in broadcasting – often […]
Economics
Vulture Capitalism, by Grace Blakeley
Book review by Michael Roberts. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Her profile and popularity took her last book, Stolen, straight into the top 50 of all books on Amazon. Her new book, entitled Vulture Capitalism: Corporate […]
Economics
Grace Blakeley: Property Developer Patriotism
“The irony of Keir Starmer’s plan for a ‘patriotic economy’ is that it relies on corporate developers to enrich shareholders, many of which don’t pay their taxes in Britain.” In Tribune. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Grace Blakeley: Austerity is a political choice – and we reject it
The Tory embrace of austerity (again) is going to run in to multiple problems. Read the article HERE
Economics
Grace Blakeley – The Elite’s Answer to the Cost of Living Crisis: More Unemployment
The Bank of England is engineering a recession because it believes it will reduce inflation and weaken the spirits of the workers’ movement Read the article here.
Economics
Grace Blakeley: Don’t Blame Workers for Price Rises – Blame the Profiteers
The establishment wants you to blame workers for price rises, but wages have flatlined for a decade – the real cause of inflation is the profiteering of big corporations and the super-rich Read Here
Economics
Grace Blakeley – Interest Rate Hikes Are Class War
Today’s right-wingers are hoping to solve the inflation crisis like they did in the 1970s: through hiking interest rates and suppressing wages. That’s how economists wage class war. Read Here
Climate Crisis
Grace Blakeley – The Elephant Trap: The Language of National Security and the Politics of Liberation
It is tempting for reformers to adopt the language of national security in pursuit of policies that would help protect the interests of popular constituencies. But we should be wary that we don’t operate in […]
Economics
Grace Blakeley: The Coronavirus Crisis Is Accelerating Tech Monopolisation
Big tech monopolies Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook now make up more than a fifth of the entire value of the S&P 500 stock market index. Read here