We need a revolution because nothing seems to be working as it should. People have lost confidence in the government, the NHS is under strain,
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Things are getting worse -very rapidly
This is the FT’s Brent oil price chart tonight: The price has hit $107 and is skyrocketing out of control again. This time, that is
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The uncertainty principle and accounting
I wrote this infographic yesterday. It grew out of one of the recurring conversations Jacqueline and I have about the relationship between quantum thinking, uncertainty,
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Burnham says ‘Yes’ to Scotland
As The Telegraph has noted this morning: Andy Burnham has suggested that another Scottish independence referendum could be held if public opinion shows demand for
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Compass, on the neoliberal road to nowhere
Compass, the think tank that claims to be non-party-based and left-of-centre, published a new 230-page report yesterday titled ‘Ending Business as Usual: Policy Options for
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The Finance Curse – an update
Several people have asked me where they can now watch the Finance Curse film, as I had in good faith suggested it would be available
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Has capitalism failed, or has neoliberalism destroyed it?
Has capitalism failed? Or is the real problem with the particular form of capitalism that has dominated Britain and much of the Western world since
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Writing
I promised myself a week to write. Yesterday, I did just that. The plan for the new book is now with three publishers and an
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Giving praise to Burnham and Miliband when it is due
I think it’s only appropriate to give praise where praise is due, and it was yesterday to Ed Miliband and to Andy Burnham for letting
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