One of my recurring themes on this blog lately has been the failure of neoliberalism to find any use for the money saved in our
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Can we stop BP profiting from war?
BP made $3.2 billion in the first three months of 2026, which was more than double its profit from the same period last year. It
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Do we have the right to question police violence?
Trevor Phillips, ever the New Labour and neoliberal apologist, interviewed Green Party leader Zack Polanski on Sky this morning and aggressively sought an answer to
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What happens if oil prices hit $200 a barrel soon?
I missed an article in the FT on Friday, and although it is now a day or two old, I think it is worth noting.
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Stock markets, reality and detachment
I read two articles yesterday on stock markets and their detachment from reality. The first was in the Financial Times, and was by Gillian Tett,
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Why do I do this?
Why write 25,000 blog posts? Why make a video every single day? In this video, I explain what drives my work, why I have spent
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Caring can make the change
It’s Saturday morning. It’s been a long and busy week, in which we had 1 million views on YouTube, and I will be taking some
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Glossary entry: Green New Deal
I was asked recently to prepare a glossary entry for the Green New Deal, which I have done as noted below. This felt particularly relevant
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Why are we facing a food crisis?
Four crises are converging on the world’s food supply. War has closed the Strait of Hormuz. Extreme heat is cutting crop yields. The strongest El
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