We have a choice. The Tories want economic meltdown. But if we were willing to create some more government money we could avoid that.
Wednesday, August 10th, 2022I just posted this thread on Twitter: The Tory leadership election is offering the party faithful an image of a land about to flow with
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The Tories are not working
Wednesday, August 10th, 2022If you have made the mistake of following the Tory leadership election then you will, presuming you suspended your disbelief, now know that we are
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We need to tax wealth more - but in the right way
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022Wealth taxes are often said to be the source of the additional revenues this country needs to solve its financial problems. There are two problems
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Campaigns to beat the distress of the coming winter need to be solution focussed
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022It is August. Today’s news reads much like yesterday’s. It would be easy to think all is calm in the world and we can afford
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Tax cuts for the rich increase inequality but do nothing for growth
Sunday, August 7th, 2022Liz Truss might like to read this: Tax cuts for the rich lead to higher income inequality. But they do not have any significant effect
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Universal basic services are the only answer to the crisis we are facing
Friday, August 5th, 2022I have just posted this long, but I think fairly important, thread to Twitter: Some people might have noticed that I disagreed the Bank of
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The Bank of England is going to continue with its policy of driving people into poverty today
Thursday, August 4th, 2022I have just posted this thread on Twitter: The Bank of England’s going to increase interest rates today. It may be by 0.25%. It could
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The real risk is that the economy could fail this winter
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022I have just posted this thread on Twitter: How many people lived in fear in the summer of 1914, dreading what might happen? Come to
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The time was always going to come when it would become apparent that capitalism just does not care: that time is now.
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022Earlier this year I wrote a Twitter thread explaining why the profits of energy companies would rise dramatically this year as a result of the
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