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.
Prem Sikka
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.
The rule of law has been captured by class interests
The evidence of class interests in shaping and reinforcing laws isn’t hard to find.
How the Tories created a worker shortage in the UK
Austerity, low wages, and degradation of healthcare and public services are to blame
This is how we can start to curb fat-cattery and low pay
Inequitable distribution of income has severe consequences.
Will the perpetrators in the Post Office scandal be held to account?
We need a government with a will to break the iron-grip of corporations and elites on institutions of government.