Prem Sikka: We must not return to the folly of right-wing economics after the coronavirus pandemic
Neoliberals will soon forget their hour of need and will want a return to the past. People must organise to obstruct that return.
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Prem Sikka: Asking banks to distribute money to businesses is like asking Dracula to distribute blood
Banks have a history of abusing small businesses.
Let’s look at the fine print of the Chancellor’s self-employment package
The support package for self-employed people is riddled with holes, writes Prof Prem Sikka.
Who the government’s coronavirus economic measures leave behind
These are some of the holes in the government policy. The government needs to act swiftly to the low-paid, self-employed and homeless and also needs rules to prevent abuses.
Prem Sikka: 8 measures the government must take to save the economy from coronavirus
The government has not done enough.
Forty years of neoliberalism have shaped our individualistic response to Coronavirus
What has led to us stockpiling hand sanitiser? According to accounting expert Prem Sikka, it’s 40 years of Thatcherism.
Budget: It’s good we’re finally spending more but it’s not enough and in the wrong areas
The budget is full of contradictions, weak gestures and does little to address poverty and inequalities.
Flybe employees stand to lose so much more than their jobs
Current practices at Flybe (and many other firms) mean employees risk losing their pensions too when companies collapse.
Budget 2020: The government must turn Britain’s divided economy around. Here’s how
Next Wednesday’s budget is an opportunity for the government to bring the country back from the brink, writes Prof Prem Sikka
Prem Sikka: Why we should resist the rush to a cashless society
Accounting expert Prem Sikka warns of a new social divide.