Thursday, December 31, 2009

Challenges and opportunities for 2010

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Formidable challenges lie ahead in 2010 as the economic, political and ecological crises coincide in a unique way in world history. The myth...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Japan's crisis goes from bad to worse

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Today is the 20th anniversary of the bursting of Japan’s bubble economy of the 1980s. The culmination of attempting to deal with the relentl...
Monday, December 21, 2009

Copenhagen's failure puts the ball in our court

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Turning points in human history are few and far between. But it is no exaggeration to say that the abject failure of the Copenhagen climate ...
Friday, December 18, 2009

Unite leaders scared of anti-union laws

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British Airways cabin crew should not only be angry at the partisan decision of the courts to declare their planned strike illegal – they sh...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Morales tells it how it is

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It is becoming a cliché to blame the Danish government and the way the talks have been structured for the lack of progress at the Copenhagen...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Getting to grips with the crisis

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As we prepare our Manifesto of Revolutionary Solutions, it is of the greatest importance that our analysis and the policies we put forward, ...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

A way forward for BA cabin staff

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The overwhelming vote for strike action by British Airways cabin staff, scheduled to start next week, has predictably drawn outrage from the...
Monday, December 14, 2009

'Human nature' is no barrier to change

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There are few who can deny that the global economic system is in a tailspin of truly giant proportions. And the faltering nature of the clim...
Friday, December 11, 2009

World 'leaders' in short supply

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We are told by the media that the world’s leaders are gathering in Copenhagen. But what does the term “leader” mean in this context? An even...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Darling's con trick fools no one

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Chancellor Darling’s pre-budget report (PBR) is a confidence trick aimed at disguising the massive cuts in spending that either New Labou...
Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Big Pharma is not good for your health

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Swine flu is big business for pharmaceuticals like Roche, the manufacturer of the antiviral drug Tamiflu and the other giant corporations ...
Tuesday, December 08, 2009

What the 'defence of the realm' really means

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Last night’s screening by ITV of Inside MI5: The Real Spooks , could easily be dismissed on the grounds that: “Well, the secret intelligence...
Monday, December 07, 2009

A society 'close to the edge'

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The fact that millions of people in Britain cannot cope with everyday life, as revealed in a landmark report today, is testimony to the deep...
Friday, December 04, 2009

Bailouts beyond belief

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How a government that has saddled taxpayers with liabilities of up to £850 billion – roughly £40,000 for each household – for bailing out th...
Thursday, December 03, 2009

System change, not climate change!

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Halting climate change and preventing further, catastrophic damage to the world’s ecosystems will require mass action against the very polit...
Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Co-operatives can help unlock the future

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Imagine, if you will, a global society of communities whose citizens wake each day filled with enthusiasm about the prospect of working toge...
Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Obama the new 'war president'

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Today is the moment of truth for the Obama presidency so far as prominent supporters like filmmaker Michael Moore are concerned. If, as expe...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Trade unions at the 11th hour

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How to restore the right to strike and to bargain collectively in the face of a continuing European-wide legal assault is the central issue ...
Friday, November 27, 2009

The mirage in Dubai

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Dubai was a property dream literally built on sand and borrowed money, where the rich could enjoy the sun and watch their assets soar in val...
Thursday, November 26, 2009

Holistic view of climate change answer to hackers

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It’s time to cut through the confusion generated by the publication of emails hacked from the climate research centre at the University of E...