The UK Labour Party is banking on health to win back voters. Its members and sympathisers will join the Keep our NHS Public demonstration to parliament on 4 March. But as the by-election in the Cumbrian constituency of Copeland last…
Intangibles dominate Britain’s biggest companies
On 31 December 2015, the 25 companies with the biggest market capitalisation listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) reported they owned £522bn worth of assets that were physical. Their other assets — various types of intangible capital – were…
Trump’s killing globalisation for the wrong reasons, but it’s the right thing to do
President Trump signs US withdrawal from TPP on 24 January 2017 President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal fulfills promises he made during his pyrotechnic campaign to secure the White House. It shows…
It’s capital not labour that should be controlled after Brexit
People should be free to move to improve their lives, but the practical objections are substantial. The majority live in countries with GDP per capita lower than the global average. In most, infrastructure and essential health and education services are…
Capital is a social construct and can’t be controlled
Richard Murphy has called for the end of the freedom of movement for capital In a comment posted on his website on 30 December, academic and accountant Richard Murphy said that the UK vote in favour of leaving the EU…
Trump and America’s yellow Ferrari moment
Imagine you have a beloved older relative. An uncle, perhaps, who after a solid career has retired quietly with his wife to a modest home in the country. Let’s call him Jeff. There he gardens, goes for long walks and…