Could a Far-Right vs Centre-Left Showdown Be the Future of British Politics?
Amid global pressures, a centrist Labour government could face a far-right opposition, with no true reformists in sight
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Eurobanks and London Firms Insist Very Bad Things Will Happened if Euro Derivatives Clearing Moves to Continent
anks and loser clearinghouses are complaining about a (long) planned derivatives relocation to Europe. But is this mainly special pleading?
Read more...“In the Coronation, Britain’s Ruling Class Will Cast Its Dark Spell on Millions”
Do the Royals still have this sway? “Charles’ coronation will encourage millions to keep marching to the beat of Britain’s posh boys”
Read more...J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, and the Defence of Russian Culture
J.M. Barrie’s attempt to increase acceptance of Russia in the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution says much about Russophobia then and now.
Read more...Is Labour Purging the Left? Inside the Party’s Embattled Selection Process
‘This is the most fundamental attempt to change the DNA of the Labour Party in its entire history’
Read more...Richard Murphy: Do We Trash the Planet or Have Things We Value, Like the NHS? That Is the Question
An examination of the economic law that says as the private sector improves productivity by destroying the planet and creating awful jobs, what’s left of the public sector must do the same.
Read more...The U.S. and UK’s Submarine Deal Crosses Nuclear Red Lines with Australia
Why has Australia signed up for a pricey and security-diminishing nuclear sub deal?
Read more...The Irish Question
Brexit fudged the question of the Irish border. The Tory “Ultras” that pushed for a hard Brexit are still loaded for bear on this matter.
Read more...Sturgeon’s Departure Doesn’t Solve Scotland’s Problems
The Scottish National Party has been a victim of its and Nicola Sturgeon’s success. Scotland’s route to independence is now anyone’s guess
Read more...Slavery and the British Industrial Revolution
An update on the debate on the role of slavery in Britain’s growth during the Industial Revolution.
Read more...How Austerity Caused the NHS Crisis
As the NHS crisis intensifies, a look at how the once esteemed service got there.
Read more...The 2022 Globie: Money and Empire – Perry Mehrling on Charles Kindleberger
Perry Merhling’s recent book on Charles Kindleberger finds he had prescient beliefs about the need for a prudent international money minder.
Read more...Big Pharma’s Obscene Profits, Not Striking Nurses, Are Killing the NHS
US patients are not the only victims of Big Pharma price gouging.
Read more...A Disordered World – Part 3: Pathways
Satyajit Das’ final post on where the world order is headed.
Read more...Satyajit Das: A Disordered World – Part 2: Susceptibilities
Satyajit Das continues his tour of the breakup of the world order, here focusing on financial/economic dislocations and dysfunctional elites
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