I’m supposed to be writing an important human rights report, but the political messages around today have tempted me to...
Neoliberalism
The dominant ideology of modern times is hard to pin down but its influence is global and catastrophic. A mixture of bogus economic theory, direct assaults on behalf of class power and a Trojan horse to subvert democracy – everyone needs to understand the nature and influence of neoliberalism.
The Independent Workers Union (IWGB) confirmed today that porters and cleaners working for MITIE at the Royal Opera House have...
Recent legal judgements may make the collection of the hated bedroom tax all but impossible. .. Crucial definitions of what...
The word 'entitlement' is ambiguous. For working people it means "earned benefits." For the rich, the concept of entitlement is...
Today, the Natural Environment Research Council (Nerc) signed a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with Shell. Thanks to Greenpeace for the tip....
A new report by People & Planet, Platform and 350.org has exposed the extent to which the fossil fuel industry...
A UN human rights expert has called on the government to assess the impact of its welfare reforms on the...
The estimated £50m daily cost of London’s Tube strikes is based on a 2007 survey of just 315 businesses. Since...
The announcement this week by the gas company Cuadrilla that it wants to drill and frack up to eight new...
A new book chronicles the failure of the mainstream media--and most especially the business press, including publications like Forbes, Fortune, and The...
Some of the richest people in the UK are getting lucrative hidden tax breaks that cost ordinary taxpayers dear. Initial estimates suggest that tax perks...
In modern Britain, today, right now, the basics of survival are being withdrawn from people whom British society deems unworthy. Vulnerable people, often...
Shocking story from Democracy Now in the US of how thousands of children in Pennsylvania were jailed by two corrupt judges who...
Part of our regular series highlighting the wonderful work of our friends @ Positive Money.
Regulatory capture – the process by which government bodies come under the thumb of the industries they are set up...
Hate attacks against poor people are fashionable at the moment. Even people in the most dire of circumstances are fair game for bigoted attacks and...
While the rich countries were most affected by the global economic crisis, there are signs of recovery. Although India and...
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) gave evidence in the European Parliament this week about the effect of the Troika...
Much of this video is very relevant to the UK too, as we race towards the neoliberal bottom along with...
Up to 70,000 people face bailiff action over council tax arrears, following government cuts in council tax benefit for the poorest families in...
A MAN forced to give up work with heart problems had his benefits axed for failing to complete a capability...
We’re overusing the earth’s finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. “Enough Is Enough” lays out...
Vodafone paid no corporation tax and reduced its UK tax bill by a fifth last year. The company defends its...
(from my good friends @ Positive Money and very relevant to todays Headline story about benefit scrounging banks) When banks...
Much of the heated political debate in the UK at the moment revolves around benefits and the welfare state - specifically poor people who are...
.. Plans for the NHS to SELL patient care records to big pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies and research institutions are a national...
.. The extent to which the banking industry is dominated by those who attended private schools has been revealed. A...
.. During the Labour leadership election, many people were impressed by Ed Balls' apparent conversion to a social democratic economic...
.. More than 270,000 of the poorest households in England face council tax hikes of £80 a year, a survey...
The lord chief justice has warned police that they risk damaging their image of independence after Scotland Yard acted on...