The UK Energy Crisis Shows Why Privatisation Doesn’t Always Work

The Conservatives blind faith in free markets has left millions in fuel poverty

Nearly four million UK households are in fuel poverty, living in perpetual fear. Fear of putting the heating on. Fear of receiving a bill they can’t afford. And this is before…

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The Conservatives blind faith in free markets has left millions in fuel poverty

How Can a Tax System Designed for the 1% Benefit the Rest of Society?

Trickle-down economics has justified lower taxes on the rich for decades

Taxing the rich less benefits everyone else, so says the argument underling trickle-down economics. The idea is that the rich use the money that would have gone to the taxman to…

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Trickle-down economics has justified lower taxes on the rich for decades

‘Freedom Day’ Was Driven by Ideology, not by People’s Safety

The Conservatives have been condemned as murderous for removing social restrictions

Freedom, the foundation of a fruitful life. Yet some people fight their whole lives and never manage to savour that joyous feeling. The word conjures up the image of William Wallace…

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The Conservatives have been condemned as murderous for removing social restrictions