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By Phil Armstrong, University of Southampton Solent and York College. The UK government’s significant fiscal expansion – in line with its ‘do whatever is required’[1] mantra – is, of course, …
A Short Comment on the UK Government’s Fiscal Policy in the Current Crisis Read More‘We don’t think a sustainable society needs to be stagnant, boring, uniform or rigid. It need not be, and probably could not be centrally controlled or authoritarian. It could be …
It’s time to start walking the talk to solve the big issues of our time – from climate change to social inequality. Read MoreIn the news, the Prime Minister tells millions of WASPI women affected by the changes to the state pension age that he couldn’t promise to magic up the money for …
The time has come to talk of many things; of taxing and spending and an economic system that needs mending. Read MoreGIMMS is pleased to be able to present for our MMT Long Read two chapters of the book “The Rise of the Right – English nationalism and the transformation of …
The Rise of the Right Read MoreCharles Dickens began his novel ‘Hard Times’ thus: “NOW, what I want is, Facts. […]. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else and root out everything else. You …
It’s not balanced budgets that will save us. It’s the power of the public purse and our human values. Read MoreThe GIMMS team have been away and had a very busy two weeks travelling between Brighton, London, Manchester, Leeds and Newport for a variety of events. All in all, it …
We need to relearn the art of adequate spending for public purpose Read MoreEach week, GIMMS aims to keep its readers abreast of the latest stories in the news and they form the basis of our weekly MMT Lens. Each week we search …
Change is coming. Keep calm and keep on PUSHing Read More“Economics lie at the very root of practical morality” Josephine Butler, English feminist, social reformer and campaigner against injustice. Boris Johnson has been distributing largesse. Well, not quite distributing it; …
The Strange Case of the Missing Money Read MoreThe French have a saying “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” With the events of the last few days, one might consider that nothing had changed; the Tories …
The barbarians may be inside the gates, but we can still defeat them Read MoreAs the GIMMS team was busy preparing for its social event in Abergavenny this weekend we didn’t have time to write our usual MMT Lens. However, we are delighted to …
Labour Should Not Fall For The Tory-Led ‘Costing’ Trick – Here’s Why Read More