Ending Treasury-Induced Decline
On Tuesday 15 September there will be an important parliamentary event to raise the importance of rapid action to rewire our failing economic institutions, sponsored by Clive Lewis MP, […]
Who is behind the UK far-right?
How recent revelations make Reform’s financial dealings more obvious but mask deeper risks The revelations by Channel 4 and Verbatim Investigations about (further) dubious donations to the Reform Party have […]
‘Tough Decisions’
How a pattern of decision-making that harms the economy and most ordinary voters is being sustained, even as the damage becomes clearer Since the 1980s, the UK economy has been […]
Defensive Constitutional Reform
Why public servants are both a key target of and a vital defence against the far-right The American example For most of my life, America has seen itself as a […]
Can We Trust Markets?
Why the world’s largest and most important market is not safe for widows and orphans The claim that markets are the best and most trustworthy way to allocate resources rests […]
How OBR Debt Hysteria Can Destroy the UK
Poor quality but headline-grabbing analysis by the OBR and uncritical reporting may force yet more destructive austerity It is clear that we need a change in direction from the economic […]
When Boldness is Safer than Caution
Why excessive timidity risks handing the keys to the far-right The far-right want to take power in the UK, and to do that they will need to get most of […]
Future-Proofing our Democracy
MPs and Peers gather to hear about the urgent need for Defensive Constitutional Reform On 29 June 2026, the MPs Clive Lewis (L), Roz Savage (LD) and Richard Quigley (L) […]
How the Far-Right Could React to Andy Burnham
How the far-right will seek to undermine a Burnham government, and how he should tackle the threat From the perspective of the far-right, any progressive government is a disaster: even […]
Two Visions of 2029
In the wake of the Makerfield by-election, there is now a real chance that Labour will change leader. And in turn, this opens the possibility of a much-needed change in […]