Keir Starmer must unite the party and offer a vision if Labour is to win
“The last 12 months of the Starmer leadership have been wasted with unnecessary party divisions, alienation of its voter base and neglect of policies and election strategy”.
Prem Sikka
Why levelling-up is just another Tory hoax
‘Levelling-up’ has been used as a slogan by Boris Johnson’s government to implement its far-right policies.
The finance curse is holding back the UK economy
The finance industry is the only one that regularly needs to be bailed out by taxpayers
Prof Prem Sikka: Weak accounting standards are a bonanza for greedy corporations
Government plans to privatise and weaken accountancy oversight will be a boon to big corporations.
Dyson and Greensill scandals show how the government capitulates to the wealthy
Most normal people can’t afford to hire legislators or lobbyists
Greensill is only the tip of the iceberg – and our watchdogs are toothless
Poor regulation is the result of a broken political culture.
The shadow banking scandal behind the collapse of Greensill
The Greensill collapse is a reminder of the failures of financial deregulation, writes Prof Prem Sikka.
Prof Prem Sikka: Political institutions must be freed from the clutches of private money
‘We do not have a citizen-led democracy,’ says Professor Prem Sikka
Prof Prem Sikka: New reforms won’t turn poodle auditors into the watchdogs we need
You can’t scrutinise a company properly if you’re trying to sell consultancy services to it at the same time.
Prof Prem Sikka: British territories are the world’s biggest tax havens, the UK must act
The world’s three biggest tax havens are all British overseas territories.
