"Whilst cuts continue in many areas, the never-ending ‘magic money tree’ for war and nukes continues."
Tag: Economy
CEO Pay is out of control – we need a ‘Fat Cat Tax’ to reduce inequality
It’s time for a Fat Cat Tax: companies that pay executives vastly more than their workers should pay more in tax.
Living Standards First: The Real Test of This Budget – Andy McDonald MP
Andy McDonald MP looks at the impact the recent Budget will have on living standards.
Tax reforms announced not enough to deliver the change needed – PCS to the Budget
"The tax reforms announced are still just tweaking the current unfair system which will not generate anywhere near the funding necessary to deliver the transformational change needed in our society."
Just be Labour! – John McDonnell MP’s take on the Budget
"The lesson is: listen to our supporters who have been proved so right on the two child limit, the Winter Fuel Allowance and the disability benefits" - John McDonnell.
“Poverty Rises Whilst Companies Post Record Profits” – Brian Leishman MP
Brian Leishman MP says poverty rises whilst companies post record profits and urges colleagues to stand firm for labour values.
Depression and creative destruction – Michael Roberts
"Marx saw creative destruction as raising the rate of profitability as the small and weak were eaten up by the large and strong."
PCS calls for Tax Justice policy instead of cuts
"We need a fair, wide-ranging and redistributive tax policy.”
Gold: what’s behind the boom? – Michael Roberts
Economist Michael Roberts examines how gold has come to be traded at all time high prices.
Poverty is not inevitable, it is a political choice – Sarah Woolley, BFAWU
Ahead of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, Sarah Woolley sets out some core economic demands necessary to start to transform society for workers and their communities.