How we can fight back against the right-wing coup
For a better future the power of corporations and wealthy elites must be curbed and reversed
Prem Sikka
Public ownership is the only way to save the water industry
Public ownership is the only viable alternative but is opposed by the government
Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House speech offered nothing for most people
‘The state needs to be hands-on, and not leave it all to the pirates of City of London’
Taming corporations is the key issue of our times
To appease corporations, people may raze mountains, divert rivers, clear forests, cover countryside in tarmac and shower subsidies upon them, but they have no loyalty to any place, people or product.
Corporate vs human welfare: The story of Drax
There is no means-testing for corporate welfare payments.
Nationalisation is the only way to fix the crisis in the water industry
Despite the damning evidence the government is clinging on to private ownership of water, which has fleeced customers for 36 years.
Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power
Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.
A new bill will lead to mass state surveillance for the most vulnerable. We must act.
This bill grants the government powers of surveillance on the bank accounts of the poor, old, sick and disabled people receiving specified benefits
With bills having gone up, it’s time to take energy back into public ownership
The obscene profits of the energy industry show the sector is broken
Why austerity is a political choice not an economic necessity
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement is atest