Innocent or guilty, if Assange's rights aren't upheld then neither are ours
I’ve been having heated exchanges with a number of Greens on Twitter about the Assange case. Seeing people whose politics I identify with tweet “he’s a rapist” or “he’s guilty”…
A Future for the Graduate without a Future
Luke Martell The ‘graduate without a future’i is part of a wider precariat, poorer and with less life chances than their parents. The affluence and welfare state that benefited cohorts…
HMRC should concentrate on closing tax loopholes, not school children and plumbers
Commenting on David Gauke's criticism of cash-in-hand payments as 'immoral', and the accusation that HMRC are encouraging school children to 'become state spies' and report neighbours who pay too little…
Conservative ignores £13 trillion in tax havens to focus on tradespeople
From UK Uncut: Treasury Minister David Gauke last night attempted to reshape the public debate around tax avoidance and evasion by focusing government anger at trades people ‘dealing cash in…
Turning altruism into exploitation
Today a new campaign 'Justice for Interns / Volunteers' is being launched by charity workers hoping to end what they see as the exploitative practices of many charities. This got…
On the coming food crisis
At what point do you draw a line through the dots on a graph and call them a trend? At what point do we stop calling talking about “another food…
This machine kills fascists: Happy Birthday Woody
Today, Woody Gurthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) would have celebrated his 100th birthday. Here, is a brief shrine to America's socialist folk legend. Jolly Banker by Woody…
Thanks G4S! You’ve Reminded Us All Why The Private Sector Ain’t The Answer.
G4S’s abject failure to keep its side of the bargain over Olympics security ought to act as a damned great neon warning sign when it comes to the private sector…
On QE, overproduction and the economics of a negative carry universe.
In the run up to last week's announcement of more QE from the Bank of England there have been a couple of interesting posts on FT alphaville talking about "negative…
PCS to back anti-cuts candidates
The Public and Commercial Services Union has announced it will back anti-cuts candidates in future national elections. Whilst local FBU branches have in the past backed Green candidates, this is…