Prem Sikka
Covid crash: How the government can avoid an economic catastrophe
The UK government is yet to publish its plan for easing the coronavirus lockdown and restarting the economy. What might it look like?
Prem Sikka: The Tories must not reward tax-dodgers with ‘no strings attached’ bailouts
Government bailouts must not enrich tax dodgers, writes Prof Prem Sikka.
Prem Sikka: The state pension is in the firing line
Think tanks are coming after the already-low state pension. All of us should resist the attacks.
How the Tories’ coronavirus relief package is ripe for abuse
Without changes, the business support scheme will enrich some already seriously rich people and deplete the public purse, writes Prof Prem Sikka.
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.
Prem Sikka: Asking banks to distribute money to businesses is like asking Dracula to distribute blood
Banks have a history of abusing small businesses.