American Pie
The 99% Organisation (and the book) often talk about fair slicing of the economic pie. CBS has gone a step further — with a real pie. (click the link to […]
#thick or Welcome?
When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive. Nelson Mandela The hashtag #thick is trending on Twitter. Most of the tweets are from Remainers […]
Morality and Food Banks
On 27 January, Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South raised the issue of food banks with the Work and Pensions Secretary, Therese Coffey. Ms Sultana pointed out that her constituency […]
Must we Live with Permanent Austerity?
“The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day.” Lewis Carroll Since 2010, the UK has been experiencing the effects of austerity: low growth, stagnant […]
Bigger Pie, Smaller Slices
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have […]
The Economic Cost of a No-Deal Brexit
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. attributed to Niels Bohr The Prime Minister has promised to unleash the potential of Britain as soon as Brexit […]
The World is Burning — Why Aren’t We Acting?
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair According to NASA, 97% of scientists […]
Rational Opposition
A moment’s thought would have shown him. But a moment is a long time, and thought is a painful process. A E Housman The UK’s two main opposition parties […]
A Fair Deal for Millennials?
The old sometimes give the impression that the reason millennials struggle to buy a house is that they drink too many lattes and eat too many crushed avocados. The young […]
A New Year Letter from Mark E Thomas
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! What a year 2019 turned out to be! In the UK, after 10 years of austerity, we have a new government, most of whose […]