Workers’ capital must support the interests of working people
Weaker unions mean that workers are less able to bargain for a fair share
Weaker unions mean that workers are less able to bargain for a fair share
Labour mayoral candidate will freeze fares and invest in modern transport
Are we seeing a repeat of pre-crash trends?
Ahead of spending cuts to be announced on Wednesday, the TUC warns that UK public services are already falling behind
We need a renewed enthusiasm for social investment and responsible capitalism
A basic tenet of responsible capitalism is that savers should be able to find out where their money is invested.
The state is broke, and democratic government ineffective, because big business no longer pays tax.
A government that looked at least ten years ahead would surely operate differently, investing more now and saving more later.
Everyone knew there would be very little money to spare in Wednesday’s Spending Review and Thursday’s ‘Growth Statement’. The slow recovery of the national economy has put paid to any attempts to move away from ‘austerity’, so departmental cuts of up to 10 per cent came as no surprise.
Today’s announcements about infrastructure spending are yet another U-turn for a coalition government which cut capital spending far too deeply at the last spending round.