How to Fix Capitalism
Even The Economist, that bastion of free markets acknowledges that today’s capitalism has problems. But opinions differ widely on the nature of the solution to those problems: some think that […]
Why so Desperate for a Halloween exit?
Why are the current cabinet so desperate to leave the EU on 31st October – even to the point of plunging the UK into the chaos of a no-deal Brexit […]
Why Jacob Rees-Mogg is Still Smiling
At first glance, it seems that it might not have been a very good week for JRM. Especially after reclinergate. Certainly, the media are generally assuming that last week went […]
Fox News
In a remarkable article in Thursday’s Evening Standard, Liam Fox made a persuasive case for the facts to be brought into political discourse – but not in the way he […]
Understanding the Coup
This is a transcript of the 99% Launch presentation at the IPPR on Tuesday, 3 September 2019. Understanding the Coup A week ago, I thought I had my presentation ready. […]
How To Make a Killing from Brexit
This note is satire, not investment advice. If you are not already following the strategies it sets out, you are unlikely to make money by doing so now. But you […]
Should we Blame the Boomers?
The story is very familiar: millennials are struggling, and it is the fault of the Baby Boomers. As Yvonne Roberts put it in The Guardian, “The post-war generation, now retiring […]
Can We Tackle Climate Change And End Mass Impoverishment?
Many people have the sense that our current system just isn’t working. The urgency of tackling climate change is becoming ever more obvious. Most people are poorer now than they […]
A No-Deal Brexit is a Vulture Policy Without a Mandate
Brexit is complicated. There are only three options – no Brexit (Remain), Brexit with a deal and no-deal Brexit – but each option is flawed. Remain has economic attractions, but […]
99% on TalkRADIO
Here is Mark E Thomas being interviewed by TalkRADIO’s Paul Ross. Paul found the book, “Fascinating and Inspirational”