I keep hearing and seeingĀ people saying “Labour just want to give everyone free stuff.” Let’s briefly take a look […]
Category: Finance
Labour will enact a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions
Modern “neoliberal” capitalism requires constantly increasing velocity and atomisation of transactions. A #robinhoodtax at 0.5% is nominal and fair. Capital […]
The Great GDP Fallacy
The economic figures for the UK released on 1st May caused economists and not least the government to exhale a […]
Basic standard of living vs. Long-term Incapacity Benefit
Do you earn enough for a basic standard of living? The Minimum Income Standard for the UK shows how much […]
Why did Jesops go in to administration?
The high street camera retailer Jesops is the latest business to have entered administration, adding to a string of closures […]