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 […]
Fiscal Rules vs Economic Renewal
Inaugural meeting of the Working Group on Progressive Economics The expert panel with three of the MPs This is an approximate transcript of the inaugural meeting in Parliament on 20 […]
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 […]
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. […]
What kind of Spending Review was this?
Why we need a more realistic and strategic approach to government spending In January 2024, Sir Keir Starmer called for a decade of national renewal. Few people would deny […]
Clear, Simple and Wrong
Why serious politicians need to raise – and change – their game Thursday’s elections brought bad news for Britain’s main political parties but good news for the far-right. As the […]