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 […]
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 […]
What should the Prime Minister do?
The opportunity to make Labour an effective progressive party again, and how to seize it The May 2026 election results were dismal for Labour, and this has predictably called into […]
Schrödinger’s Economy
We are asked to believe both that the UK has too little money and too much. They can’t both be true. We are facing a cost-of-living crisis, the economy […]
Tackling Inflation Progressively
Why we need a different approach to handling oil price shocks In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. By May of that year, oil prices had spiked sharply to well over $100 […]
Policy-making for the Real World
Progressive governments must build the capability for joined-up policy-making The UK Labour government was elected with a perfectly reasonable diagnosis that the country was in urgent need of national renewal, […]
If Labour Meant Business
What it would take for Labour to become an effective progressive party again, and how they could do it Hannah Spencer of the Green Party is now MP for Gorton […]
Healthcare Privatisation — Should We Care?
Why we should be concerned about the Nature, Extent and Impact of Healthcare Privatisation in the UK This is an approximate transcript of the meeting in Parliament on 24 February […]
Can We Afford MMT? The Question Makes No Sense
Modern Monetary Theory isn’t a potentially risky radical fiscal plan but simply a description of how the British state already spends This article is by Vince Gomez, 99% member, former […]