Genuine Hope. Collective Action.
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Andre Gide In the week when protests have erupted in countries around the world …
Genuine Hope. Collective Action. Read MoreTag: taxation
A Brexit free zone. GIMMS reports on the real news: austerity hurts (and what we can do about it)
“…under the Covenant, all States parties should avoid at all times taking decisions which might lead to the denial or infringement of economic, social and cultural rights. Besides being contrary …
A Brexit free zone. GIMMS reports on the real news: austerity hurts (and what we can do about it) Read MoreThe Strange Case of the Missing Money
“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 barbarians may be inside the gates, but we can still defeat them
The 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 MoreHands up anyone who wants to save the planet and live in a fairer, more equitable world!
While 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 MoreLabour Should Not Fall For The Tory-Led ‘Costing’ Trick – Here’s Why
As 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 MoreBreaking free of neoliberal thinking to deliver progressive change
What 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 MoreIt’s time to challenge the notion that government money is scarce and show that the real limits to public spending are the nation’s resources. The real skill is how we create and share them out.
It would be remiss of GIMMS not to mention in this week’s blog the visit of Donald Trump to the UK. The good news is that he retracted his statement …
It’s time to challenge the notion that government money is scarce and show that the real limits to public spending are the nation’s resources. The real skill is how we create and share them out. Read MoreIs world-leading NHS healthcare an affordable proposition?
In this age of fiscal austerity the viability of the NHS as a publicly funded and delivered service has been constantly called into question. Those challenging the necessity for cuts …
Is world-leading NHS healthcare an affordable proposition? Read MoreRepeat after us…there is no social care funding gap and no tax burden on future generations
Last 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 More