The Tories have made the UK more corrupt, unequal and authoritarian
Civil rights and the rule of law have been eroded
Prem Sikka
The most important fact about the general election? It’s rigged.
‘Most Britons think that the electoral system is fair and clean, but it is rigged in a variety of ways.’
Corporate profiteering is the main source of inflation and people’s never-ending cost-of-living crisis. Here’s why
Corporate profits soar to 30% higher than pre-pandemic levels
Pensioner poverty in the world’s sixth largest economy is a political choice
To avert a major humanitarian and economic crisis, governments need to be bold and commit to aligning the state pension with the living wage
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
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