Capital’s Solutions Won’t Solve Workers’ Problems
Britain’s response to inflation proves the choices that shore up economic calm for the elite only prolong crisis for the rest of us.
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Grace Blakeley
Grace Blakeley is a staff writer at Tribune.
Fiscal Discipline is a Climate Catastrophe
Germany has blocked billions of pounds of green investment at home and across the EU because of a ‘debt brake’ that makes budget deficits unlawful — proving that ‘fiscal discipline’ is a climate catastrophe.
Stabilising the Status Quo Won’t Cut It
Rachel Reeves has declared she will make Labour the party of economic stability. But after a decade of rising inequality and falling living standards, what we need is transformation, not more of the same.
Honduras Is Fighting Back Against Corporate Colonialism
American billionaires are suing the Honduran government for blocking the creation of a libertarian city-state in the country. If they win, it will be a devastating victory for corporate colonialism over democracy.
The Return of Dodgy Dave
David Cameron’s surprise comeback is being heralded as a return to a sensible, respectable conservatism. In reality, the former prime minister is a murky opportunist who seeks only to bolster his own personal wealth and power.
How Neoliberalism Broke Britain
If you want to understand why nothing in Britain works anymore, look no further than the free market economics that have put the country on a path to national decline.
Palestinian Trade Unions: ‘Stop Arming Our Massacre’
Britain’s working-class movement has a moral duty to stand in solidarity with Palestinians facing destruction in Gaza — and that includes disrupting everything that enables Israel’s state terror.
The End of Cheap Money Is Bad News for Workers
Since the 2008 crisis, global capitalism has been propped up by cheap borrowing, but higher interest rates mean that era is now over — and workers are set to pay the price.
The Tory Party Has Fully Lost the Plot
Desperately divided and unable to offer any solutions to the crises Britain faces, Conservative Party Conference was about enabling conspiracy theories, stoking culture wars and demonising benefit claimants.
Rishi Sunak Has Embraced Climate Breakdown
Rishi Sunak’s reckless climate surrender is a cynical attempt to ignite a culture war — and he’s willing to let our planet burn in order to get there.
The Viral CEO Shows the True Face of Capitalism
Real estate CEO Tim Gurner sparked outrage this week after calling for a rise in unemployment to put workers in their place. We should be grateful for his comments — they reveal what the ruling class really thinks.
Austerity Is Labour’s Choice
It’s simple: Starmer in 10 Downing Street can end child hunger, fix public services and give workers a pay rise. Ruling out these ambitions by refusing to tax wealth is a conscious political choice.
Time to Make the Climate Profiteers Pay
As heat records were being broken and wildfires raged, energy companies announced record profits – a direct result of the greed of fossil fuel giants who lied about their role in creating the climate crisis.
Child Poverty is the Policy
A Tory government might not have any moral qualms about pushing children into poverty. But if Labour can’t bring itself to oppose such an abhorrent policy, it doesn’t deserve power.
Labour’s Self-Imposed Straitjacket
Labour may win the next election by convincing the establishment that the economy is safe in their hands. But they won’t solve any of the crises the country is facing by imitating Tory spending plans – they might even make things worse.
The Plan to Kill the NHS
The NHS has always had wealthy enemies, but now they have a clear plan to bring it down: starve public healthcare of funding and let private provision grow in its place.
No, Capitalism Isn’t Democratic
Authoritarianism is on the rise despite the liberal prediction that the spread of free markets would result in more democracy – that’s because capitalism will always defend social hierarchies against the threat of economic equality.
Labour’s ‘Bidenomics’ Offers Nothing for Workers
Rachel Reeves claims a Labour government would embrace ‘Bidenomics’ – but her commitment to austerity and hostility to striking workers makes clear the party is even less willing to challenge elite interests than its US counterpart.
How Starmer Abandoned Left-Wing Economics
Keir Starmer claims ‘difficult choices’ have forced him to abandon his progressive economic agenda – but it’s yet another sign that Labour plans to do little to threaten the establishment.
Strap in: The Housing Crisis Is About to Get Even Worse
Wealthy landlords are set to take advantage of falling property prices and high interest rates by snatching up even more of Britain’s housing stock — unless tenants organise a fightback.