“Perhaps I am being over-squeamish, but it doesn’t feel democratic or sustainable that the fiscal fate of nations and currency … More
Category: Global Economy
Challenging the consensus on public sector cuts
This is a short piece I was asked to write for an “Economy Round Table” for the New Left Project … More
Trades Unions and economic ‘growth’
Heather Stewart in the Observer Business section recently wrote: “…with the issue of climate change becoming ever more urgent and … More
“US hedge fund bosses threaten to move to Britain”
Some weeks back one of our New Labour MP’s, Anne Snelgrove, asked one of her constituents how she thought the … More
TINA is dead on the ground
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser TINA is dead on the ground In criticising Gordon Brown for the … More
“Financial weapons of mass destruction” – time for decommissioning
Will Hutton in the Observer last weekend said: “What needs to happen is an assault on the dark heart of … More
“Whatever it takes”, whatever it means
Writing in today’s Guardian Gordon Brown is the very picture of complacency and self-delusion. After the events of the last … More
Whatever happened to the ‘free market’?
This was written for the UKWatch blog Whatever happened to the ‘free market’? The one where companies get punished for … More