Flawed political economics are behind the calls for fiscal conservatism
Flawed political economics are behind the calls for fiscal conservatism By Michael Lloyd Article previously published here by Class Online, and reproduced by kind permission, Notwithstanding the...
View ArticleWhy do politicians tell us Debt/Deficit myths which they must know to be untrue?
The New Economic Perspectives’ video clip on the Government budget, Deficits and Debt presented below (produced for educational purposes), debunks the myths that politicians tell their populations to...
View ArticleState finances are not like a household or a maxed out credit card
Prue Plumridge patiently explains to a Conservative MP the true nature of Osborneomics and their devastating impact on the UK’s economy and people. Dear Mr Whittingdale I would like to take up where...
View ArticleWho says we can’t afford the NHS or Social Security?
By Prue Plumridge Yesterday in Parliament, we witnessed a shameful spectacle when only 48 Labour MPs voted against the Welfare Bill. The extreme centre, as Tariq Ali referred to it in his book ‘The...
View ArticleBritain has a Debt Problem, All the More Reason to fight austerity
Britain has a Debt Problem, All the More Reason to fight Austerity By Adam Blanden Twitter: @Adam_Blanden previously published here The British state has a debt problem and this makes rejecting...
View ArticleNeoliberal TINA Economics is Flat Earth thinking
By Prue Plumridge Belief in a flat Earth is found in the oldest writings and early Mesopotamian maps showed the world as a flat disk floating in the ocean. Thankfully things have moved on since that...
View ArticleLabour MP in urgent need of lesson in economics
A response to Chris Evans MP by Prue Plumridge Just before the vote on the Fiscal Charter Chris Evans MP (who abstained) said: “Labour should be proud that when we were last in government we ran a...
View ArticleDeficit Fetish: Just say “No!”
Balancing Budgets: The Austerity Dogma By John Weeks, previously published here on Piera Twitter: @johnweeks41 The Austerity dogma of George Osborne asserts that a negative balance between public...
View ArticleIt’s all a game of Monopoly really
It’s all a game of Monopoly really by Prue Plumridge When Labour left office in 2010, Liam Byrne left a very unfortunate message saying there was no money left. The Tories have dined out on this lie...
View ArticleDear Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer
A letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer from Prue Plumridge I feel I must write to you in response to your speech at the Conservative Conference in which you referred to the medium-term challenge...
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