We are living through terrifying times. The greatest threat to humanity stems not just from a virulent superbug, but as scary – the response to it. In Britain, as in the US, policy action is dictated by an ultra-nationalist government, which while pretending to “take back control” remains committed to a free-for-all for the owners …
Capital subordinated to the interests of labour (society) Read More »
13th March, 2020 Dear Mr. Bailey, Your predecessor in a speech in 2019 outlined the deficiencies of the International Monetary and Financial System (IMFS). The IMFS was cobbled together after the collapse of Bretton Woods and the 1971 Nixon Shock, and is governed effectively by Wall St. and the City of London – ‘citizens of …
My letter to the Governor of the Bank of England on his appointment. Read More »
Wall Street plummeted as concerns over European debt and the US economic downturn spurred a broad sell-off. Photograph: Shen Hong/Xinhua Press/Corbis Read my article from Guardian Cif, Friday 19th August: As bank shares and stock markets plummet, and investors flock to the safety of government bonds; as obstinate EU leaders crucify their countries in a …
What a financial tailspin may mean for you and me Read More »
Unemployment poster ‘jobless men keep going, we can’t take care of our own’, 1931. We write to encourage you – to urge you on in your resistance. In your defiance, you understand Greece is slave to the interests of private wealth. You must understand too that it is private wealth that needs Greece. Greece does …
An open letter to the people of Greece: restore the Drachma Read More »
(Photo: REUTERS / Yiorgos Karahalis ) A Greek riot policeman stands in front of graffiti written on the wall of a bank during violent demonstrations over austerity measures in Athens, May 5, 2010. Greece faced a day of violent protests and a nationwide strike by civil servants outraged by the announcement of draconian austeristy measures. …
Austerity: OECD economists show clear signs of ‘cold feet’ for austerity Read More »
Speigel Online: 5th November 2008 My hope is that the next US president will help build a new, more just, stable and sustainable global financial architecture, vital for balance and stability in the world economy, but also for the eco-system… Read More (scroll halfway down)
21st October, 2008 A new Bretton Woods: To save economies and the planet, we must tame markets,upsize the state, and downsize the global single market. This piece is derived loosely from the book I edited at the new economics foundation “Real World Economic Outlook” (Palgrave, 2006). The proposal for an International Clearing Agency draws on …
The World Tonight, Monday 14th October, 2008, 10.38pm. Listen here
Monday, 29 September, 2008. Is Warren Buffett right? If this bail-out had been passed by congress, would it have halted the meltdown? I don’t believe so. Here’s why…
