Bringing in more: democratic socialist tax policy for the 21st century
Funding effective public policy There are six generic aspects to successful public policy: The first is clearly identifying the problem...
The Establishment's counter-revolution
What a disgrace! After a long absence the current mess of the Brexit process has reached such dire straits that it has motivated the...
Labour Party manifesto: failing to adequately nurture the foundations of a free and egalitarian soci
A bit confused perhaps? With less than week to go, there is still time to examine key issues related to the Labour manifesto. As an...
Identifying some myths: the misleadingly named European Social Model
Left ‘remain’ supporters are fond of citing the EU’s so-called ‘social democratic’ approach to economic policy, sometimes referred to as...
The confusion at the heart of the matter: internationalism and supra-nationalism
One very noticeable aspect of the current referendum debate on EU membership, especially among those actually or nominally on the left,...
The 'f-word...'
At the last election the Labour Party offered a range of devolution policies aimed at creating a more de-centralised UK. It said in the...