Argentina Role of the IMF in impoverishing countries – the case of Argentina How the imperialists use the debt trap to loot the wealth of and enforce their hegemony over oppressed nations.
Argentina Role of the IMF in impoverishing countries – the case of Argentina How the imperialists use the debt trap to loot the wealth of and enforce their hegemony over oppressed nations.
Economy Macquarie stokes the roaring inflationary fires Vulture capitalists are not ‘bad apples’ – they are the inevitable product of a system in deep and permanent crisis and decline.
Economy Macquarie stokes the roaring inflationary fires Vulture capitalists are not ‘bad apples’ – they are the inevitable product of a system in deep and permanent crisis and decline.
Economy Thames Water scandal – is the party drawing to a close? Having paid a fortune to private investors for years, the British public must now pay again to bail out indebted utilities and clean up the horrific mess they have made.
Economy Thames Water scandal – is the party drawing to a close? Having paid a fortune to private investors for years, the British public must now pay again to bail out indebted utilities and clean up the horrific mess they have made.
Social wage Many councils have crippling gambling debts. Workers will be paying the bill Local councils across Britain are going bankrupt, leading to ever deeper cuts in services that have already been stripped to the bone.
Social wage Many councils have crippling gambling debts. Workers will be paying the bill Local councils across Britain are going bankrupt, leading to ever deeper cuts in services that have already been stripped to the bone.
Capitalist crisis Prepay meter scandal reveals workers being slowly crushed by energy debt Workers who can’t afford crippling energy prices are being forced to pay even higher rates by the vulture providers.
Capitalist crisis Prepay meter scandal reveals workers being slowly crushed by energy debt Workers who can’t afford crippling energy prices are being forced to pay even higher rates by the vulture providers.
Ukraine Doug Valentine on 70 years of the CIA in Ukraine The CIA’s criminal behaviour in Ukraine has paved the way for the interests of US imperialism since the end of the second world war.
Ukraine Doug Valentine on 70 years of the CIA in Ukraine The CIA’s criminal behaviour in Ukraine has paved the way for the interests of US imperialism since the end of the second world war.
Social wage Cambian Childcare: End this chattel slavery How many more horrendous revelations do we have to endure before action is taken to end the abuse of vulnerable children by profiteers?
Social wage Cambian Childcare: End this chattel slavery How many more horrendous revelations do we have to endure before action is taken to end the abuse of vulnerable children by profiteers?
Economy Fraud office’s ‘deferred prosecution’ trick shields top bosses from legal action The lords of finance capital have long made it clear that they are above the law: now it’s being implicitly accepted by those who supposedly ‘regulate’ their activities.
Economy Fraud office’s ‘deferred prosecution’ trick shields top bosses from legal action The lords of finance capital have long made it clear that they are above the law: now it’s being implicitly accepted by those who supposedly ‘regulate’ their activities.
Sport What can the European Super League teach us about monopoly capitalism? The monopolisation of football is teaching workers all over again some of the lessons taught to us by Lenin over a century ago.
Sport What can the European Super League teach us about monopoly capitalism? The monopolisation of football is teaching workers all over again some of the lessons taught to us by Lenin over a century ago.
Industry Greensill debacle: the door keeps revolving The collapse of this particular debt-laden finance house is drawing public attention to some very uncomfortable truths.
Industry Greensill debacle: the door keeps revolving The collapse of this particular debt-laden finance house is drawing public attention to some very uncomfortable truths.
Industry Cameron’s hand caught trapped in the till as Greensill collapses The collapse of yet another debt-laden house of cards has shone a light on the revolving door between career politicians and the corporations they serve.
Industry Cameron’s hand caught trapped in the till as Greensill collapses The collapse of yet another debt-laden house of cards has shone a light on the revolving door between career politicians and the corporations they serve.
Capitalist crisis Covid has laid bare the capitalist dystopia in which we are already living If 2020 has taught us anything it is that the current economic and political system is blocking our ability to solve humanity’s urgent problems.
Capitalist crisis Covid has laid bare the capitalist dystopia in which we are already living If 2020 has taught us anything it is that the current economic and political system is blocking our ability to solve humanity’s urgent problems.
Industry With ‘saviours’ like Gupta, who needs enemies? If you are rich enough, you can get richer still without spending a penny; it is the workers who pay when the vultures’ schemes collapse.
Industry With ‘saviours’ like Gupta, who needs enemies? If you are rich enough, you can get richer still without spending a penny; it is the workers who pay when the vultures’ schemes collapse.
Social wage Hard to swallow: UK food parcels shamefully inadequate When profit takes precedence over the provision of service, it’s no surprise that half-hearted and belated government measures are not fit for purpose.
Social wage Hard to swallow: UK food parcels shamefully inadequate When profit takes precedence over the provision of service, it’s no surprise that half-hearted and belated government measures are not fit for purpose.
Lay-offs and closures Chester Road closure: No to GKN’s industrial vandalism! A 270-year-old British manufacturer is being slowly dismantled by asset-stripping vultures, destroying vital jobs and engineering capacity in the process.
Lay-offs and closures Chester Road closure: No to GKN’s industrial vandalism! A 270-year-old British manufacturer is being slowly dismantled by asset-stripping vultures, destroying vital jobs and engineering capacity in the process.
Economy GameStop stops Wall Street Activist amateur traders ‘driven by righteous anger’ very nearly broke at least one hedge vulture’s bank, causing panic on the stock exchange.
Economy GameStop stops Wall Street Activist amateur traders ‘driven by righteous anger’ very nearly broke at least one hedge vulture’s bank, causing panic on the stock exchange.
Economy Debenhams, Arcadia: Making workers pay for the crisis Tens of thousands are set to lose jobs and suffer pension cuts, once again making workers pay the price for capitalism’s failings.
Economy Debenhams, Arcadia: Making workers pay for the crisis Tens of thousands are set to lose jobs and suffer pension cuts, once again making workers pay the price for capitalism’s failings.
Economy Water privateers: ‘Doing what’s in the best interests of shareholders’ As Britain’s utilities are looted by shareholders, workers are forced to pay astronomical bills for deteriorating services.
Economy Water privateers: ‘Doing what’s in the best interests of shareholders’ As Britain’s utilities are looted by shareholders, workers are forced to pay astronomical bills for deteriorating services.
Economy Edinburgh Woollen Mill: the vultures circle Thousands of workers look set to lose their jobs, but the man whose fortune they made will have no trouble hanging onto his millions.
Economy Edinburgh Woollen Mill: the vultures circle Thousands of workers look set to lose their jobs, but the man whose fortune they made will have no trouble hanging onto his millions.
Economy City spivs raid the public purse The revolving door between private sector consultancies and the civil service continues to spin.
Economy City spivs raid the public purse The revolving door between private sector consultancies and the civil service continues to spin.
Education Marketisation of services to vulnerable children exposes true values of liberal democracy Never has the gap between human and capitalist logic been so glaringly apparent.
Education Marketisation of services to vulnerable children exposes true values of liberal democracy Never has the gap between human and capitalist logic been so glaringly apparent.
Capitalist crisis Book: Bandit Capitalism: Carillion and the Corruption of the British State A meticulously researched exposure of outsourcing and corruption that falls short of finding either the true culprit or the way out for impoverished workers.
Capitalist crisis Book: Bandit Capitalism: Carillion and the Corruption of the British State A meticulously researched exposure of outsourcing and corruption that falls short of finding either the true culprit or the way out for impoverished workers.
Social wage Southern Cross: vulture capitalists still getting fat on the care home racket The problems in our care homes are rooted in privatisation and began well before the pandemic arrived to bring them to national attention.
Social wage Southern Cross: vulture capitalists still getting fat on the care home racket The problems in our care homes are rooted in privatisation and began well before the pandemic arrived to bring them to national attention.
Economy Vultures circle over Royal Mail Britain’s privatised mail service is likely to be broken down into ever-smaller parts as investors peel of the most profitable parts one by one.
Economy Vultures circle over Royal Mail Britain’s privatised mail service is likely to be broken down into ever-smaller parts as investors peel of the most profitable parts one by one.
Capitalist crisis FT spills the beans on private equity scam The super-rich are indulging in an orgy of speculation using the ‘free money’ of low-interest debt. Who pays?
Capitalist crisis FT spills the beans on private equity scam The super-rich are indulging in an orgy of speculation using the ‘free money’ of low-interest debt. Who pays?
Economy Hedge funds flourish on covid misery As the vaccine race heats up, holders of the right pharma shares are making a killing out of insider trading.
Economy Hedge funds flourish on covid misery As the vaccine race heats up, holders of the right pharma shares are making a killing out of insider trading.
Capitalist crisis Rising inequality following the 2020 crisis of overproduction Mushrooming inequality has the capitalist class spooked, for they fear the consequences.
Capitalist crisis Rising inequality following the 2020 crisis of overproduction Mushrooming inequality has the capitalist class spooked, for they fear the consequences.
Economy Go Outdoors ‘rescued’ – for now Financial fancy footwork may allow the chain’s owners to sidestep onerous lease conditions as high street footfall plunges.
Economy Go Outdoors ‘rescued’ – for now Financial fancy footwork may allow the chain’s owners to sidestep onerous lease conditions as high street footfall plunges.
Capitalist crisis Dilemma of the covid crash vultures Having maximised indebtedness in order to avoid paying taxes, vulture capitalists now find they are missing out on state aid during the crisis.
Capitalist crisis Dilemma of the covid crash vultures Having maximised indebtedness in order to avoid paying taxes, vulture capitalists now find they are missing out on state aid during the crisis.
Lay-offs and closures City leeches celebrate the demise of Thomas Cook Financial gamblers in the City are playing with loaded dice, deliberately pushing companies over the edge in order to get paid.
Lay-offs and closures City leeches celebrate the demise of Thomas Cook Financial gamblers in the City are playing with loaded dice, deliberately pushing companies over the edge in order to get paid.
Britain Bury FC: a victim of capitalism One more reason for workers to burn with indignation against a social order that can never be made to serve their interests.
Britain Bury FC: a victim of capitalism One more reason for workers to burn with indignation against a social order that can never be made to serve their interests.
Lay-offs and closures British Steel: overproduction crisis claims another scalp As thousands of workers lose their jobs, the vultures of Greybull Capital are standing at the front of the queue for ‘reimbursement’.
Lay-offs and closures British Steel: overproduction crisis claims another scalp As thousands of workers lose their jobs, the vultures of Greybull Capital are standing at the front of the queue for ‘reimbursement’.
Housing Editorial: The housing crisis The horrific fire at Grenfell Tower in London, which has killed so many working-class people, demonstrates the terrible reality of housing in Britain today.
Housing Editorial: The housing crisis The horrific fire at Grenfell Tower in London, which has killed so many working-class people, demonstrates the terrible reality of housing in Britain today.
Lay-offs and closures Tata: the vultures circle While the capitalist crisis continues to destroy workers' lives, our union leaders are still trying to push us down the blind alley of support for British imperialism.
Lay-offs and closures Tata: the vultures circle While the capitalist crisis continues to destroy workers' lives, our union leaders are still trying to push us down the blind alley of support for British imperialism.
Lay-offs and closures BHS workers facing loss of jobs and pensions This is not the ‘unacceptable face’ of capitalism; capitalism itself is unacceptable.
Lay-offs and closures BHS workers facing loss of jobs and pensions This is not the ‘unacceptable face’ of capitalism; capitalism itself is unacceptable.
