Tag: fiscal responsibility

Blogs / MMT Lens

We don’t have to accept a corporate blueprint for a future world. The alternative is to forge a collective vision based on solid values and publicly provided foundations to enable human and planetary flourishing.

‘We hope this pandemic will teach us that in normal times we must build up our supplies, our infrastructure, and our institutions to be able to deal with crises. We …

We don’t have to accept a corporate blueprint for a future world. The alternative is to forge a collective vision based on solid values and publicly provided foundations to enable human and planetary flourishing. Read More
Blogs / MMT Lens

The government’s spending promises have shown the need for austerity is a lie and a sham. It’s time to hold the government to account for its political decisions, not its fiscal prudence or otherwise.

In 2010 the newly elected Conservative government, using smoke and mirrors, turned what was a private debt crisis caused by global reckless greed and speculation by financial markets into a …

The government’s spending promises have shown the need for austerity is a lie and a sham. It’s time to hold the government to account for its political decisions, not its fiscal prudence or otherwise. Read More
Blogs / MMT Lens

Let’s have a conversation about what our values are and where we want to go. It’s time to recognise, in the words of Howard Zinn, that ‘We can’t be neutral on a moving train’.

‘For a decent standard of living, we all need security and stability in our lives – secure housing, a reliable income and support when things get difficult. For too many …

Let’s have a conversation about what our values are and where we want to go. It’s time to recognise, in the words of Howard Zinn, that ‘We can’t be neutral on a moving train’. Read More
Blogs / MMT Lens

Getting the narrative right. Careful stewardship of the economy is not about balancing the public accounts; it is about serving the interests of the nation and delivering public purpose.

A month on already since the general election and as well as the usual post-Christmas/January blues, the nation still finds itself in a state of deep uncertainty about its future. …

Getting the narrative right. Careful stewardship of the economy is not about balancing the public accounts; it is about serving the interests of the nation and delivering public purpose. Read More