by Richard | Oct 4, 2018 | General
This article was first posted on Social Europe on 4 October 2018: n the acres of recent coverage about the causes of the Lehman Brothers collapse and how to ensure it doesn’t happen again, there was much emphasis on changing the EU’s economic imperatives away from...
by Richard | Sep 30, 2018 | General
The letter was in The Observer on 30 September: Will Hutton is correct that public resistance to austerity and increasing support for tax and spend should provide a huge opportunity for Labour, but that its present stance on Brexit could keep it from power (“In...
by Richard | Sep 28, 2018 | General
This letter was published by the Guardian on 27 September: Jeremy Corbyn’s speech had three crucial and interlinked components: the need to transform the economy, to prioritise improving conditions in the “left-behind” areas, and a call for a “green jobs revolution in...
by Richard | Sep 10, 2018 | General
The Green New Deal Group has launched a new report this morning. This is a summary: Jobs in Every Constituency A Green New Deal Election Manifesto Background To return a sense of hope for the future and economic security for all, the government and all political...
by Richard | Aug 10, 2018 | General
This letter was published in The Guardian on 10 August 2018: Kim and Nick Hoare’s heartfelt call for a cross-party action programme for tackling climate change is crucial (Letters, 9 August). Yet there is a way that the UK could contribute to substantially reducing...
by Richard | May 10, 2018 | General
This letter was published in the Guardian on 4 May 2018: John Harris is right to say the left has articulated no comprehensive answer to the existing and future threats posed to employment by automation. Key to this must be prioritising labour-intensive sectors that...
