The Tory Tax Cut Scam
In pledging to freeze corporation tax cuts, Boris Johnson has exposed a decade of Tory arguments that cutting taxes would increase revenue to be little more than a propaganda exercise for the super-rich.
Articles by
Solomon Hughes
Solomon Hughes has been writing about corporate influence in politics for twenty years, mostly for Private Eye. He also has a weekly column in the Morning Star.
The Tories’ War on the NHS
The Tories have despised the public ethos of the NHS since it was founded. In power, they have privatised its services any chance they could – often making handsome profits in the process.
Best for Britain and the Spyware Scandal
Best for Britain, the anti-Brexit pressure group which received criticism over skewed tactical voting guides, is linked to an explosive spyware scandal targeting journalists and activists resisting dictatorships.
Behind Royal Mail’s Attack on Workers
Gig economy profiteers, Tory privatisers and corporate union busters: meet the Royal Mail bosses leading the attack on the company's workers.
The Tories’ Lobbying Bonanza
This week's Tory Party conference featured a perp walk of corporate ghouls - from public service privatisers to gig economy scammers and arms industry lobbyists - rubbing shoulders with government ministers.
The Lib Dems’ New Friends
Anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage, anti-immigrant - the Liberal Democrats' new recruits are anything but liberal.
Priti Patel: Right-Wing Zealot
Commentators have hailed Priti Patel as part of Boris Johnson's 'modern cabinet.' But her politics are driven by nostalgia for the very worst of the Thatcher era.
The Same Old Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats are posing as a ‘progressive’ alternative to Labour. But their leading lights are as pro-austerity as ever.
What Can We Expect from Boris Johnson?
Favours for wealthy donors, white elephant vanity projects and a carousel of controversies. Welcome to Boris Johnson, PM.
There’s No Such Thing as a Nice Tory
Whether they're Cameroons or Brexiteers, every single Tory leadership candidate is implicated in a decade of policies that tore Britain's social fabric apart. None of them deserve to be Prime Minister.
Yesterday’s People
No policies, no ideas, no substance: Chuka Umunna's Independent Group is a tantrum thrown by careerists who found their avenues of progression closed off.