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Carl Packman

Website Carl is a health researcher; he writes book reviews for Left Foot Forward. Carl has written for the Guardian, New Statesman, Tribune Magazine, and The Philosopher's Magazine and blogs regularly at Though Cowards Flinch and Liberal Conspiracy. He is currently writing a book on consumer debt.

How do we help households save money when they have nothing?

Carl Packman
22 March, 2017

A new report explodes some myths about low-income households

British social attitudes: Top-down austerity is clearly being rejected

Carl Packman
2 July, 2016

The survey results show gaping class divisions, but also an opportunity for change

Christopher Hitchens was curious about religion – the better to know his enemy

Carl Packman
25 June, 2016

Larry Taunton’s book mistakes intellectual enquiry for religious belief

The only way to be considered valuable in Britain is to be wealthy

Carl Packman
5 June, 2016

James Bloodworth’s ‘The Myth of Meritocracy’ argues that society fails to value the working class

Quantitative Easing for the people: the antidote to market fundamentalism?

Carl Packman
15 May, 2016

In ‘A Sharing Economy’, Stewart Lansley argues that social wealth funds could reduce inequality and strengthen economies

Bernie Sanders has a perfect record on reproductive rights – but his critics aren’t listening

Carl Packman
27 January, 2016

Too many Democrat-leaning commentators are calling out Sanders for being light on detail, conveniently forgetting how lax they were on Clinton/Obama’s healthcare reforms

5 reasons why Bernie Sanders should pick up progressive support

Carl Packman
18 December, 2015

We list the five reasons why Bernie Sanders should get the progressive vote

Analysis: Demand for food banks remains high around the country leading up to Christmas

Carl Packman
18 December, 2015

We find examples from December of increasing food bank use. Is this the news we can expect of a government fully committed to assaulting poverty?

David Cameron will have to water down his EU renegotiations, is this a good thing for the Left?

Carl Packman
17 December, 2015

Today is the day that David Cameron hopes to secure his breakthrough with the European Union on renegotiations; believe it or not, this should pose a few difficult questions for the political Left.

How far is too far for Prince Charles?

Carl Packman
16 December, 2015

Defenders will say he has a right to know official cabinet information before the public, but how far will Prince Charles’ meddling go?

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