Prem Sikka
The UK has become a laughing stock, we need a general election now
'The UK needs a fresh start and that can’t be provided by the Conservative party hoisting another neoliberal prime minister on the country. We need a general election now.'
Why we should all be worried about the government’s dangerous deregulation plan
There is little appreciation that rights and protections embodied in regulation are the outcome of generations of struggles to safeguards lives, homes, jobs, savings, property rights, dignity, and freedom from discrimination.
Prem Sikka: We’re in the latest stage of a right-wing coup that began in the 1970s
'The right-wing coup is no respecter of democracy. '
Prem Sikka: This mini-budget will only increase inequality and poverty
The biggest winners are corporations and the rich. As a result, the government’s borrowing will surge from £72.4bn, to £234.1bn, but won’t provide details of the impact on current and future generations.
The Tories’ energy package is a bailout for private sector profits
'It is far better to end poverty and bring the energy sector into public ownership. We can’t afford privatisation.'
Prof Prem Sikka: Visiting pawnbrokers showed me just how much people are struggling during the cost of living crisis
'My brief visits to pawnshops are by no means a scientific study, but they do provide a glimpse of the tragedies inflicted by years of maldistribution of income and wealth, poverty, inequalities and obsession of privatisation which has left many teetering on the edge.'