Is Britain on the path to barbarism?
Dehumanisation of the people always unleashes personal and social tragedies
Prem Sikka
How democratic is the UK?
The UK has a crisis of democracy
We need to get serious about tackling corruption through political donations
The government’s reforms are welcome but they won’t end political corruption
National Insurance is a regressive tax that hits the less well-off hardest
Compared to income tax, national insurance contributions attract little sustained scrutiny even though they provide large amounts to the public purse.
Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
Donald Trump’s imperialism is the latest tool to advance the hegemony of US capital
Trump’s policies are not isolationism. They’re seeking to thwart the emergence of a multipolar world.
To tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental poverty
Labour’s child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won’t address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty
The government’s budget is simply managing decline
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth
This is how Rachel Reeves could deliver a progressive budget
The chancellor has an opportunity to boost the public purpose and deliver redistribution
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few