All are agreed. Britain needs large increases in government investment if the standard of living of the British people is to be improved. All are also agreed that the government does not have the money to make the required investments. We are told that government current spending on teachers, doctors, armed forces etc is greater than taxes … Continue reading Reeves’ Debt Dexterity—Editorial
Month: November 2024
Why the Workers’ Struggle is a Class Struggle
Dave Gardner [The photo above is of Ernest Bevin] “There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.” (Warren Buffett, investor and capitalist, 2006). The quote above blurts out a truth which the political establishment and media of this country would like to keep from us. We … Continue reading Why the Workers’ Struggle is a Class Struggle
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams BRICS and the G7 Hegemony The Unwisdom of the New Right At Home in BRICS The Sacred WASP Democracy of the USA Millionaires as Wealth Consumers Snippets Taiwan – Beijing Could Just Blockade A Palestinian Anne Frank? Non-Wealthy IT Pioneers BRICS and the G7 Hegemony BRICS is now claiming equal authority … Continue reading Notes on the News
Wars of the Chickenhawks
By Gwydion M. Williams Chickenhawk Politics A War For Peace? The Myth of Leninist Failure The Invention of Pure Ukrainianism I offer good news – a nuclear war harming any part of Europe is very unlikely. The entire Ukraine war has been fought within limits. Whatever they say in public, US and European leaders act as if … Continue reading Wars of the Chickenhawks
Reflections on questions concerning global warming
Richard Jones Part 5: Climate Politics vs Climate Science My title for this instalment is descriptive of the content, but began as reference to a dilemma. I thought of the last episode as being about the science, and aimed to address the politics now. Then a friend, paraphrased, said "after that account of the politics, … Continue reading Reflections on questions concerning global warming
Palestine Links November 2024
Mustafa Barghouti reflects on the future of the Palestinian struggle in a time of genocide and ethnic cleansing (Mondoweiss, 7 October 2024) Israeli bombing kills entire family in West Bank (Tamara Nassar, 6 October 2024) A year after October 7: British Jewish views on Israel, antisemitism and Jewish life (Institute for Jewish Policy Research, 5 … Continue reading Palestine Links November 2024
The New Deal for Workers—A View from the IER
The New Deal for Workers – a focus on ‘rights’ but what about power? Labour’s long-awaited Employment Rights Bill does not do nearly enough to remove the restraints on trade unions or to give them the powers they need to make a significant difference to the lives of the millions of workers, write KEITH EWING … Continue reading The New Deal for Workers—A View from the IER
Union reactions to Labour’s Industrial Plan
LABOUR OUTLINES INDUSTRIAL PLAN Unions welcome opportunity to reshape Britain – if money forthcoming LABOUR’S new industrial strategy is a “golden opportunity” to transform the economy but must have real money behind it, unions said yesterday. [14 October] The government published a green paper opening a consultation process on its 10-year plan at its inaugural … Continue reading Union reactions to Labour’s Industrial Plan
Latest from Sahra Wagenknecht and the BSW in Germany
[Labour Affairs Commentary. The Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) is a new party in Germany representing the interests of German workers in economic and social policy and in foreign and defence affairs. Founded this year in 2024 in a breakaway from the main German left party ‘Die Linke’ because it found Die Linke’s capture by identity … Continue reading Latest from Sahra Wagenknecht and the BSW in Germany
BRICS Summit
BRICS grows, adding 13 new ‘partner countries’ at historic summit in Kazan, Russia BRICS held a summit in Kazan, Russia in October 2024, where it expanded with 13 “partner nations”, after adding four new members. These are the most important takeaways from the historic meeting. By Geopolitical Economy The Global South-led organization BRICS is growing. … Continue reading BRICS Summit
We Own It —Nationalisation of Water industry
Call for demonstration by the group We Own It Whose voices should be heard first when it comes to the essential services we all rely on? Your voices — the public’s voices — or those of the rich and the powerful? If you’re reading this, you probably think the public should come first. That’s why you’ve … Continue reading We Own It —Nationalisation of Water industry
Sergei Lavrov Speech
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the General Debate of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, September 28, 2024 Dear Mr President, Ladies and gentlemen, A few days ago, this building hosted a forum called the Summit of the Future. Russia was supportive of the … Continue reading Sergei Lavrov Speech
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