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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
What if Keynes was right?
How a widespread but false narrative is condemning us to economic decline The post-war decades were the Golden Age of Capitalism during which most countries, successfully adopted a Keynesian view […]
If You Were Chancellor…
Now is your chance to see if you would deliver national renewal The Budget is due on November 26. Like all Budgets it will enable the Treasury to set the […]
Get Your MP to Attend the NHS Briefing on 11 November
Next week, we have a briefing for MPs. The Budget is due on 26 November and will determine the funding for the NHS; and the government’s 10-year plan, Fit for […]