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“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 MoreLast week GIMMS covered the Conservative Party leadership contest, which this week continues unabated and dominates the news. In a game of one-upmanship, each contender woos the voters with fancy …
The week when money suddenly became available… Read MoreWhat a week we’ve had. Or is that a decade? After almost 10 years of cuts to public spending and their destructive consequences, the nation is weary. We are mired …
Breaking free of neoliberal thinking to deliver progressive change Read MoreAnd in the news…… The IMF warns this week that the world has run out of ‘fiscal fire power’ to fight the next recession because the balance sheets of central …
The markets are not in charge, sovereign currency-issuing governments are Read MoreToday we are glad to reblog an article by Prue Plumridge, GIMMS events facilitator, which she wrote for Think Left in 2017. The original article can be seen here Society …
Pensions: Thatcher’s vision is coming to fruition Read MoreFuad Alakbarov (Azerbaijani-Scottish human rights activist, political commentator and humanitarian.) In the week before Christmas, the Secretary of State for housing claimed that the sky rocketing levels of homelessness …
“Austerity is theft, the greatest transfer of wealth from poor to the rich since the enclosures.” Read MoreAnd in the news this week… Education…education…education. Last week the Public Accounts Committee published its findings on the sale of the student loan book. The government was criticised …
Education…education…education Read MoreThe Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, delivered his Autumn Budget on Monday. Hammond took an upbeat tone, congratulating the public for its hard work and sacrifice which were now …
Put the Planet and the People First and the Fiscal Deficit Will Look After Itself Read More