The Tories’ new budget is Labour’s manifesto with a neoliberal veneer
Prem Sikka picks apart Chancellor Philip Hammond’s promises in the latest Budget. Only to find they have all been done before and better, by a different party.
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Budget 2018: British lives could be easily improved, just don’t expect the Tories to do it
Ahead of next week’s budget announcement, Prem Sikka explains all the ways the British economy could be rescued immediately. But will the Tories ever deliver?
If austerity is really over, the Chancellor must present a plan to invest in our economy
Chancellor Philip Hammond will present his autumn budget in two weeks. His number one focus must be investing in a sustainable economy, argues Prem Sikka.
The UK isn’t winning the war against dirty money because government refuses to do anything about it
Rivers of dodgy money flow through the UK and there is little prospect of any effective controls or check
Austerity is a Tory choice – the Prime Minister’s empty words won’t end it
May has claimed austerity is over, but where are the concrete initiatives to back this up?
Why Labour’s plan for workers on company boards could revolutionise our economy
LFF Contributing Editor Prem Sikka led the team behind Labour’s latest economic policy – and explains why it’s essential to turn the UK’s economy around.
If Jeff Bezos is serious about social responsibility, he’ll make Amazon cough up
While the Amazon boss’s hefty donation is welcome, the company has been a factor in the social problems that Bezos is now trying to address.
Without action now, another crash is bound to happen #10YearsOn
Accounting, auditing, corporate governance and banking failures have already destroyed economies and livelihoods, but governments and regulators have done little to introduce meaningful reforms and their failures make the next crash more likely.
To turn the IPPR proposals into reality we need a long-term political strategy
A progressive programme would require a transformation of politics
The state still matters: Why the private sector doesn’t have all the solutions
When the UK private sector has been reluctant to embrace risks, the state has stepped in