Share buy backs and the failure of ‘Schrödinger’s capitalism’
The New York Times reported yesterday the return of corporate share buy-backs in the USA. When I tweeted the link to the story, someone replied with perhaps the best analogy…
Tory Women: why “female” and “feminist” aren’t interchangeable
The current government's spending cuts disproportionately affect women. That's not my opinion; it's fact. Women make up 65% of the public sector workforce, so are more likely to be affected…
Justice for whom? Fortnum and Mason vs the 99%
This piece first appeared on the Red Pepper blog Before the credit crunch, the last run on a UK bank was in 1878. The directors of the Bank of Glasgow…
Legal Aid cuts and Domestic Violence – where is the campaign?
by Liz Rawlings Most people will know by now that I’m proud to be a feminist. It’s just a no-brainer for me. I believe in a fair and just society,…
Jilted Generation?
Niall Ferguson has written for The Daily Beast declaring that young people should blame not Wall Street, but Baby Boomers. It is an argument that has long been made by…
Plan B vs. Plan C
Or Why I didn’t be attending the launch-Conference for Compass’s ‘Plan B’ event, this weekend. By Rupert Read I got an invite from Gavin Hayes and Neal Lawson to attend…
Plan B
By Victor Anderson Difficulties with the Coalition Government’s economic policies are becoming more and more obvious. Public spending cuts spread to the private sector too, as the public sector buys…
The case for affordable, frequent, reliable public transport
This post is published as a series of blogs in support for a nationally growing campaign against the ‘Opening Public Services’ proposals. The following is from a pensioner in Bristol.…
On the globalisation of occupation
At 8:30 this morning, the vicar appeared. The protesters on the steps of St Paul's were beginning to stir after a disturbed night of discussion, chanting and occupation. At around…
Lower Than Vermin
Maggie, Maggie, Maggie! Die, die, die! This was one of the most enthusiastic chants I heard outside the Tory party conference on Sunday; two decades later, protesters in Manchester haven't…