3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (230+ words) This article was originally published on Michael Roberts’s blog The Next Recession “Is Keynesianism dead?” says Andy Haldane, former chief economist at the Bank of England, writing in the Financial Times. Haldane’s answer is “Keynesianism, if not dead, is potentially…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (338+ words) John Healey kick-started Keir Starmer’s demise as prime minister by resigning as defence secretary over, in his view, Starmer’s reluctance to make a clear plan to increase defence spending up to 3% of GDP by 2030. Healey’s first speech as Chancellor speech,…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (257+ words) It’s war. Or it will be soon. That’s the message thrown at us almost constantly. In reality, the extent of the wars already taking a terrible toll is substantial, and the danger of them linking up into a third world…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1203+ words) The word ‘chutzpah’, derived from the Yiddish, is defined as ‘supreme self-confidence, nerve, or shameless audacity’. John Healey’s behaviour towards the end of last week was chutzpah at its most shameless and audacious. Healey, you may recall, is the man…...