For Politicians

In the materials below, you will find an introduction to some of the key ideas in 99% and how they can be used to ensure that any policy you develop or even merely support will help end rather than exacerbate mass impoverishment.

Politician’s toolkit

In course of preparation.

We are aiming to make available:

• League table of Governments — scoring them by how well they tackle mass impoverishment
• League table of Legislators — scoring them by whether they  perpetuate mass impoverishment or help end it
• League table of Companies — scoring them by whether they externalise their costs to the rest of society: polluting the environment, paying below a living wage, avoiding tax, etc.

Politicians have little difficulty identifying policies to end mass impoverishment — though of course working out the details is a complex task. The 2017 Conservative Party manifesto, for example, promised: to ensure that workers had a seat on the Board or to set up Workers’ Councils; to invest in Critical National Infrastructure, Research and Development and Housing; to set up a Sovereign Wealth Fund; and to impose strict controls on executive pay. The problem is in following through.

Below you will find some materials that you may find helpful in policy formulation.