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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trust Your Lying Eyes
Why we continue to believe the fallacies that prevent national renewal Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash The phrase “lying eyes” is attributed to Dorothy Dix who wrote, “There […]
What Should the Chancellor do in November?
The Prime Minster has promised a decade of national renewal – the Chancellor needs to act now for that to be possible Introduction Things have not been going well in […]
The Deadly ‘Logic’ Blocking National Renewal
Three baseless taboos are derailing national renewal – but they need not The question is not whether the UK needs a decade of national renewal as Sir Keir Starmer claimed. […]
The Lettuce and the Orange
Trump’s Budget has similarities with Truss’s – will his fate be the same? This article is by Mark E Thomas and Vincent Gomez of the 99% Organisation, a former investment banker […]
When the World Changes …
Our government faces stiff challenges and if it is to meet them and deliver the promised national renewal, it will need a rapid and significant shift in mindset Before the […]
Learned Helplessness
Why it is time to reject the idea that we are helpless to solve the nation’s problems The UK faces serious challenges: the cost-of-living crisis, which has been with us […]
How to Win at Budget Analysis
The Chancellor is due to announce her Autumn Statement on October 30. The Budget will set the framework within which the government will – or will not – be […]