One of the undercurrents at the recent UK MMT Conference in Leeds was the apparent unwillingness of MMT economists to acknowledge their mistake in dealing with international trade. In our new book – Modern Monetary Theory: Bill and Warren’s Excellent Adventure (published July 2024) – we devote a chapter to this issue. There are various…
Climate Change
Campaigners are challenging the Government's ‘inherited’ strategy to protect the UK from extreme weather
A report by the Climate Change Committee shows just how much action the new Labour Government needs to take to achieve the country's targets
Almost half of voters in the 251 seats lost by the Conservatives in the 2024 General Election believed that the Government should not have abandoned its net zero policy commitments
New Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has a decision to make over the weekend
The trial and sentencing of the protesters has been described as a "low point in British justice" and an "assault on free speech"
Coalition leader Peter Dutton has attempted to breathe new life into nuclear power as a serious energy policy option.
The post Dutton’s nuclear power plan aims to extend coal power first appeared on Solidarity Online.
In the recent issue of the ECB Economic Bulletin (issue 4/2024) there was an article – Longer-term challenges for fiscal policy in the euro area – which demonstrates why the common currency and its bevy of fiscal rules and restrictions is incapable of meeting the challenges that humanity and the natural world face in the…
'For the media to be interviewing political leaders and not even asking the questions is shocking'
The final head to head debate between Starmer and Sunak didn’t have a single question on climate or nature.