Unjustified rise in student tuition fees
Letter from Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member Bridget Philiipson, the Education Secretary, announced an increase in tuition fees of over 3%, the first increase inRead More
US election part two: Trump vs Harris economic policies
By Michael Roberts There’s just one day to go before the US presidential election vote and in this second part of my posts on the US economy,Read More
The US election: part one, the economy
By Michael Roberts I am doing two posts before the US presidential election on Tuesday. The first is on the state of the US economy; and theRead More
UK budget: no game changer
By Michael Roberts The newly elected Labour government’s first budget has just been presented. Rachel Reeves, the UK finance minister (called Chancellor of the Exchequer in Britain)Read More
Not a traditional ‘Labour’ budget
Letter from Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member The budget was described as a traditional Labour Party budget. ‘Tax and spend’ was the cry of theRead More
Editorial: despite the hype, this was not a budget for ‘working people’
If there is one thing that can be said for Rachel Reeves’ budget, the first ever by a woman Chancellor of the Exchequer, it was clever. ItRead More
Terry Harrison, 1939-2024: activist, comrade, teacher
By Andy Ford, Liverpool DLP delegate 1984-87 and Unite NHS rep Veterans of the Liverpool City Council campaign against local government cuts mingled at Terry Harrison’s funeralRead More
Review: Total Trust: Surveillance State
By David Cartwright, Glasgow ‘Total Trust: Surveillance State’ is a 2023 documentary from the Storyville series. It looks at the pervasive surveillance operations put in place byRead More
Why the climate crisis mandates a vote for Harris
Letter from Frank Hammer, Detroit, USA A few days ago, I wrote that a Trump/Vance victory would be a victory for the Southern Confederacy. That is sufficientRead More
What is the choice for US voters next week?
Letter from Jack Gerson in California The presidential election is a contest between a narcissistic, egomaniacal, erratic authoritarian hustler (Trump) and an ambitious former prosecutor who isRead More
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