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Published in: ourEconomyWhen We Own It: a model for public ownership of transport in the 21st centuryPublic ownership means we can reinvest profits in improving services rather than lining shareholders’ pockets –...
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Published in: ourEconomyCorbynism 2.0 has arrived – and a radical Green New Deal is at its heartAfter years of defending basic policy positions, this year a renaissance of ideas, ambition and strategy is bursting...
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Published in: ourEconomyUniversal services more effective than a Universal Basic Income, argues new reportNew research finds that expanding access and broadening provision of Universal Basic Services would be of greatest...
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Published in: ourEconomyBelfast, Bombardier, and a new economic strategyThe prospect of multiple plant closures provides an opportunity to revive Ireland's rich history of worker co-operatives.
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Published in: ourEconomyTreating the morbidity of the multilateral system: toward a global Green New DealTinkering cannot provide a way out of the current interregnum. We need to rewrite the rules of the global economy to...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhen the next crisis hits, progressives must be ready to seize the agendaIn 2008 progressives lacked a coherent and compelling alternative to neoliberal policies. This time it must be different.
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Published in: ourEconomyFood poverty has no place in 21st century Britain. It’s time to end itIt is simply unacceptable that 8.4 million British citizens struggle to put food on the table.
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Published in: ourEconomyBritain just declared a climate emergency. What happens next?Brexit may have polarised Britain's politics, but providing leadership on climate change could be the binding force...
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Published in: ourEconomyHow to transform the EU – and build solidarity between its membersA new European Clearing Union would restore a common purpose to the European project and help defeat the rising ride...
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Published in: ourEconomyTheresa May must act on climate breakdown – or step aside for those who willThe Prime Minister's no-show for Greta Thunberg is typical of the Conservative Party's record on our greatest challenge.
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Published in: ourEconomyBack to the future: how a new ownership agenda is reshaping our politicsChanges in ownership underpinned the last two major shifts in the UK’s political economy. Another shift could be...
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Published in: ourEconomyUnderlying profits, underlying problems: rewards for failure at InterserveInterserve illustrates how the beneficiaries of shareholder value driven strategies are not necessarily...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy it's time to abolish the poverty premiumIt is unacceptable that millions of people are forced to pay more for essential goods and services just because they...
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Published in: ourEconomyEmbedded Internationalism: the only way to fight the global oligarchyProgressives must urgently develop a new vision for international institutions, or they will be reshaped in the...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy Brazil's permanent austerity policy is harming its economic futureThe new ‘expenditure ceiling’ introduced in Brazil will lead to dramatic spending cuts and rising social inequalities.
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Published in: ourEconomyRethinking the World Trade OrganisationThe global trading system has long served the interests of global corporations over developing countries. It's time...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe 'Washington Consensus' is dead. But what should replace it?We need a new vision for global economic governance that is guided by the principle of subsidiarity.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe World Bank’s legacy of environmental destruction: a case studyThe World Bank's support for giant coal fired power plants in India and South Africa illustrate the organisation's...
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy a Green New Deal needs a Deep Green Movement – part 2If the movement for a Green New Deal in the UK is seen as a white middle class project, it will not succeed in...
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Published in: ourEconomyRebuilding the world: the hubris behind the global infrastructure agendaInfrastructure is not just about bricks and mortar. It is about systematic wealth extraction from local communities,...