Prem Sikka
What the Autumn Statement should deliver, and what Jeremy Hunt will do instead
"Overall, the government is unlikely to charter a new course for the economy or provide relief for millions of households though with an eye on next year’s general election it may throw a crumb or two to bribe the electorate."
The King’s Speech was a recipe for repression and economic vandalism
"The policies outlined in the King’s Speech deepen repression and social divisions, and do not provide a springboard for economic rejuvenation."
Here’s how the Tories will continue their war on the less well-off in the King’s speech
The government will seek to buttress its claims of being a ‘law and order’ party by cracking down on the homeless, hungry and unfortunate
How the Tories turned the UK into a repressive state
The Tories have been stripping away people's rights
The government isn’t waging a war on poverty. It’s waging a war on the poor.
The British state has declared war on low and middle income families
The British political system breeds corruption
"Whilst any drive against corruption is welcome, a focus on Covid alone will neither shackle predatory corporations nor the political system which nurtures nefarious practices."