Guest article: a working-class revolt
In the summer, South Yorkshire teacher and union activist Andy Searson wrote a hard-hitting, two-part article on the working-class Brexit vote, New Labour’s estrangement of the working class and what […]
Tag Archives: wealth
Child benefit. Maternity leave. The welfare system. ‘Gimmicks’ to end asap, according to Tory ‘independent charity’
A couple of days ago, I wrote how Tories are masquerading as an ‘independent charity’ in order to push through the privatisation of the NHS. Well, some further reading has […]
Rees-Mogg’s BBC QT 38%/1%/26% – what he WASN’T telling you
The record rains earlier this week led to a curious situation where a block of flats was evacuated because of a flood. You might think that a flood wouldn’t present […]
It’s all about demand pt 2: why most companies won’t flee proper tax or a living wage
This post is probably not going to be read as widely as my post at the weekend about Danny Boyle and the message of his Olympic opening ceremony to the […]
The lie of ‘unaffordability’: the foundations of the welfare state and the REAL ‘structural’ problems
On Newsnight last Wednesday, a very sharp old lady nailed Conservative minister David Willetts during a discussion on pension reforms by challenging the idea that we can’t afford to maintain […]