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“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into …
The question is not how we will pay for it but what sort of society do we want to create? Read MoreLast week the House of Lords Committee on intergenerational fairness said that it was time to rebalance government policies to favour young people, or risk further shattering of the ‘social …
Repeat after us…there is no social care funding gap and no tax burden on future generations Read MoreOver the last few years, the subject of mental health services has increasingly made the news headlines. A quick search engine query says it all: ‘Damning report finds serious failings …
The underfunding of mental health services is a political choice. There is an alternative. Read More“Surely by now there can be few here who still believe the purpose of government is to protect us from the destructive activities of corporations. At last most of us …
The fate of local government is hanging in the balance Read MoreResounding cheers from audiences bring mighty puffs and glows to those politicians promising to fund their spending ambitions with cash recovered from tax-havens in distant islands. But how much could …
Is there a critical shortage of rich people? 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 MoreCapitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor …
Is a Universal Basic Income the answer to poverty? Read MoreGIMMS would like to welcome Jessica Ormerod and Deborah Harrington as its guest bloggers this week for the MMT Lens. Jessica and Deborah, who were recently appointed to the GIMMS …
The global fight for genuinely universal healthcare is a fight we can’t afford to lose Read MoreOver the last few days there has been a story whizzing around social media that our National Insurance contributions are being used to pay off the national debt. The Fund, …
The Myths and Legends of Hypothecated National Insurance Read More‘How we treat our old people is a crucial test of our national quality. A nation that lacks gratitude to those who have honestly worked for her in the past …
Governments should be judged by the way they treat their elders not whether they balanced their accounts Read More