Funding the Future

What I want for Christmas

Neoliberalism is dead. The wreckage it has created is all around us. So, this Christmas I want a new political vision. I don’t think that’s too much to ask for, is it?

Is Trump trying to silence the press?

A free press is an essential part of a functioning democracy. If legal threats close that down, what is left?

How did Labour find £6 billion?

Labour found £6 billion in the last week to buy 166,000 houses for the Ministry of Defence. The spend wasn’t budgeted, so how did it fund the money, all of a sudden?

Who wants a flat tax?

Flat taxes are great if you want to increase inequality, crush government services, or leave large numbers of people destitute. Is that why the Tories are so keen on them?

Is Musk threatening democracy?

Democracy is based on the principle of rule by the people – all of whom stand equal in the process. But with the money he’s willing to spend, Musk does not stand equal in any democratic country – and can upturn free-choice as a result. That is a threat we have to manage. 

Are our politicians frightened of wealthy people?

The UK does not need government run for the benefit of the wealthiest. But that is what it has got. When it needs government run for people in need the exact opposite is what Labour is delivering. Is that because it’s frightened of wealthy people?

Will Trump deliver?

Trump is promising economic and social mayhem for the USA, and all those places it influences. Will he deliver?

Are all politicians junkies?

Looking at the people who now describe themselves as politicians it’s reasonable to ask why they are pursuing that vocation because they don’t seem to have a conviction of consequence between the lot of them. Could it be that they’re a bunch of dopamine junkies, in it for the short-term fixes politics gives them?

Nationalising water shouldn’t cost taxpayers anything

Labour claims taxpayers would face a massive bill for nationalising the water industry. But that’s not true. If a fair price is paid for the businesses and their debts, nationalising should impose no cash cost on the Treasury at all.

Does money just disappear in a crash?

When crashes happen vast quantities of money are reported as being lost. But are they really? Or is it that they actually just cease to exist? It’s an important question, needing an answer.