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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 MoreGIMMS is delighted to have permission from blogger Duncan Poundcake to reblog his article which was originally posted here So what have we learned from the General Election of …
#RethinkMoney – The Greatest Lie Ever Told (Probably)…#TaxAndSpend Read MoreWe are in the last few days of the election campaign. An election which, without doubt, will be a defining one for the future of this country and possibly even …
Which way from here? That depends on where we want to go. Our choices now will determine our future. 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 More“We all need to work together, because there are no jobs on a dead planet; there is no equity without rights to decent work and social protection, no social justice …
To transform the world, we need a revolution in our priorities and values 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