Why Do We Still Have Poverty?
Richard Murphy explains how antisocial neoliberal economics deliberately creates poverty — using fear and insecurity to keep wages low, rents high, and wealth flowing up to the richest.
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Why Did Britain Stop Making?
And now how exactly does it plan to ready for war?
Read more...Social Reuse of Seized Assets
The Taxcast goes to West Yorkshire in the North of England to see social reuse of seized assets in action.
Read more...More and More Young People Disengaged from Work and Social Contact
Unemployment among young graduates has hit a sustained high level in many countries, which will produce further social and economic harm.
Read more...Is Europe Preparing for War Against Russia or Against Own Populations?
Population control toys aren’t all that useful on the Eurasian Steppe.
Read more...The British Media Again Ignores the Corbyn Insurgency
As Nigel Farage dominates headlines, Jeremy Corbyn is being overlooked by the media – just as he was in 2017
Read more...Why “Spend Before Tax” Is the Key to Unlocking a Future for Young People
The future younger people inherit is being decided less by the constraints of economics than by the limits of political imagination.
Read more...Only Nationalisation Can Save England and Wales’ Failing Water Sector
Privatisation means the public faces higher bills and pollution as shareholders cash in. Why won’t Labour admit that?
Read more...Will Voters Turn to Corbyn and Socialism over Starmer’s Big Finance Love-In?
A discussion of whether voters would back Corbyn-style socialism, particularly given Starmer’s ever-rightwards shift.
Read more...Four Reasons Why the Tony Blair Institute’s Involvement in “Gaza Riviera” Project Should Surprise No One
The war in Gaza has “created a once-in-a-century opportunity to rebuild Gaza from first principles . . . as a secure, modern prosperous society.”
Read more...The UK Aims to Entrench Its Influence in Estonia in Order to Lead the Arctic-Baltic Front
The UK’s clever scheme to enlist rabid chihuahua Estonia to harass Russia in the Baltic theater.
Read more...The Threat From Extreme Centrists
Richard Murphy argues we should focus more on the centrists—”the people who want to maintain the status quo when it’s glaringly obvious that we need change.”
Read more...“How Long Is It Before Reform Implodes?”
Is Reform less formidable than its stunning success in recent local council elections indicates?
Read more...“The US Trade Deal Is a Bad Deal, and It Has the Potential to Get Worse”
The first US trade “deal”, with the UK, looks as ugly as one might have expected.
Read more...The EU Zombie Uses Trump as Cover to Further Feed on Citizens
Ursula and company are inching towards using emergency powers for first installment of 900 billion ‘rearmament’ because Trump.
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