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“Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.” Albert Camus, Notebooks 1935-1942 The Debt Doomsters are back (did they ever go away?). Rishi Sunak is …
True consequences of government policy are far worse than a waste of taxpayers’ money Read MoreThe good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life. Jane Addams, US social reformer and …
Splendour of the Queen’s Speech brings no relief for hungry people Read More“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too …
The need is to fix the system, not just to provide ‘sticking plasters’ Read More‘We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.’ Ursula K Le Guin The year 2020 will be not be remembered with any great …
The Covid-19 pandemic shows the need for change. For a real ‘Reset’. Read More“When the MMT coin drops and you realise the suffering is gratuitous” Stephanie Kelton In this week’s blog, hunger is on the menu yet again. Gratuitous hunger and hardship. Gratuitous …
Ending needless suffering Read MoreFrom Boris Johnson’s earlier reincarnation as Churchill in the pre-Brexit era, he has now been reborn as FDR, or at least likes to think so. According to the Conservative website, …
‘In these difficult days [we] must and shall choose the path of social justice … the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.’ Franklin D Roosevelt. Read MoreAs the new Prime Minister processes around the country like the emperor with no clothes, families are struggling, children are going hungry, people are sleeping on the streets and those …
Green shoots and new horizons – there is an alternative. Read MoreWhile the Conservatives endlessly laud their economic achievements from the parallel universe they inhabit, their fantasies are countered by the growing evidence that all is not well. The stories of …
Hands up anyone who wants to save the planet and live in a fairer, more equitable world! Read More