"As world leaders meet at the Davos World Economic Forum all the grave economic, social and environmental crises humanity faces are deepening" - John McDonnell MP
Tag: Economy
Davos 23: Capitalism going “pear-shaped”
Davos, the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, is underway this week, with the stakeholders of unregulated capitalism making desperate attempts to shape the crisis ridden global system.
The Tories attack the #RightToStrike because people are fighting back – Laura Smith
Trade unions are at the forefront of the fight for democracy against plutocracy - Laura Smith defends the #RightToStrike from the latest Tory attack.
COP15: the two horsemen of the apocalypse
With the COP Biodiversity summit underway, economist Michael Roberts looks at the deep contradictions between unregulated capitalism and the fight against the climate crisis.
Union Building in the Platform Economy – Organising for a Change
In workplaces increasingly dictated by app based platform working, unions must meet the needs of insecure workers.
Let’s unite the left resistance to Tory mis-rule – Arise Festival
After a summer of working-class fightback, the left itself must step up a gear - our conference aims to bring the various strands of resistance together, writes Arise Festival's Sam Browse.
More Austerity and Tory Inaction on Wages Means Millions Will Suffer – John McDonnell
In response to the Tories Autumn Statement and the return of austerity, John McDonnell spoke in parliament on the need for a progressive and transformative alternative.
The wage price spiral refuted – Michael Roberts
In depth economic analysis critiquing claims of a wage-price spiral and why neoliberal economics continue to push for wage restraint.
Stand with Train Drivers in the fight for fair pay – ASLEF
"Senior managers in our industry take home huge salaries; rail operators have paid dividends to their shareholders right through the pandemic... the claim that there's no money left to pay rail workers properly is just not true."
The Tories have done absolutely nothing about the real level of wages – John McDonnell MP on the #autumnstatement
“The solution is resistance - that means joining demonstrations, occupations & picket lines" - John McDonnell responds to the Tories' Autumn Statement and the return of austerity.