Here’s why rising child poverty is a political choice
A nation’s wealth and greatness is not measured by the number of billionaires but by how well it takes care of its children and weakest members
Prem Sikka
The government’s plans for unlimited surveillance on benefit claimants’ bank accounts should worry us all
Millions of individuals, landlords, charities, clubs, voluntary organisations and companies will become subject to 24/7 surveillance.
NHS crisis: This is what’s caused it and how we can solve it
The healthcare crisis is a political choice, not an economic necessity
Labour must be bolder and more radical if it wants clamp down on tax dodgers
Without eliminating anomalies and freeing tax policymaking from the tentacles of the avoidance industry, Labour is unlikely to make a significant dent in the leakage of tax revenues.
Private equity is predatory capitalism with a long trail of destruction
There won’t be enough money to contain the tsunami caused by private equity collapse. Yet there is no move to shackle private equity.
Let Thames Water go bust: It’s time to bring water back into public ownership
England’s privatised water companies are an example of vulture capitalism
The Labour Party must not follow Tory economic policies
Labour is counting on the unpopularity of the Conservative Party to catapult it into power but in the absence of specific policies and failure to improve quality of life, electoral goodwill will quickly evaporate.
If the government wants to tackle ‘extremism’ it should start with its own policies, leaders and donors
The government’s agenda on extremism is a cynical game for securing political advantage
Why Jeremy Hunt’s budget fails Britain
The evidence of past policy failures is all around us. Since 2010, the real economy has grown by around 1.2% a year and is set to have the weakest growth amongst G7 countries.
Here’s how we can fix England’s water and sewage industry
Directors of water companies have been incentivised to inflict five broad harms on all, with the aim of securing bigger profits and pay-packets.