Where did all the money go?
Reports hit the headlines this week of a London flat going for a record £138m. 3 years after the credit crunch, and the mega rich are richer than ever. 3…
Export led growth, Mr Cameron?
This week sees another kick in the face for the Tory's economic strategy. Government cuts may have sucked enough demand out of the UK economy to help keep inflation down…
What is the point of the Labour Party?
Let's start with this, from The Guardian: 'Labour urged the government to publish its higher-education white paper, which was due in winter, instead of revealing policy in "dribs and drabs".…
There’s more to the economy than tax and spend
There's more to the economy than fiscal policy. This government's destruction is about much more than cuts. We, the left, need to get better at challenging their economic vision, and…
Help save Colombian academic Dr Miguel Beltrán.
This afternoon I received a letter from Sally Hunt, general secretary of my union - UCU, asking me to help support Colombian academic and political prisoner Dr Miguel Beltrán. Dr…
8 things about Britain’s debt
1) How big is it? We have had a higher debt: GDP ratio for 200 out of the last 250 years - historically, our debt is very small compared to…
Small parties, but not extremists, benefit from AV
A guest post by Rupert Read. As a Green Party activist, I am passionate about changing our world for the better, and changing it soon. That’s the first reason why…
Film: arguing against cuts
words by me, film by Miles Joseph
How US Uncut saved my friend from jail
To protect the identity of the person in this story, I'll refer to him as "Harold." On a recent Sunday morning, my best friend Harold's birthday, we both intended to…
6 Billion Ways: When did we become obsessed with monetary policy?
I'm at the "Six Billon Ways" conference this weekend, which is organised by the main NGOs campaigning for global justice - this is my thoughts on the first discussion -…