The Conservative government looks set to announce that it will be introducing a rise in National Insurance Contributions of up to 1.25 percent on Tuesday this week. The intention is to raise around £10bn to attempt to staunch the crisis in social care – a crisis, it should be added, of the government’s own making, […]
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The coronavirus pandemic has worsened inequalities and the measures taken by government, with tacit or explicit support of Labour and the TUC, have increased inequalities further.
Labour must oppose the Government’s Regressive Policies Read More »
The government’s ineptness in handling the health crisis will thus impact both the supply and the demand sides of the economy.
Summer Statement: Why Rishi Sunak is skating on thin ice Read More »
Far from a problem, moderate rates of price increase signal a healthy, expanding economy.
Coronavirus Borrowing and What Causes Inflation Read More »
Preventing speculation and complementing fiscal policy provide strong motivations for monetization.
Monetization: Justification, Process and Outcomes Read More »
The United Kingdom has made its first step toward ending the rhetoric of fiscal austerity, yet reactions to the budget on 11th March demonstrate how engrained the austerity ideology is in the media.
The End of Austerity Speak Read More »
On Wednesday 27th November, PEF will host a workshop examining the economic policies in parties’ manifestos and the costings. The workshop will offer measured economic analysis by experts on specific policy areas.
Press release: PEF to host workshop analysing party manifestos and costings Read More »
Two articles on the same day on austerity by Financial Times journalists Chris Giles and Delphine Strauss demonstrate political orientation generating political bias.
Political bias and political orientation: Maintaining journalistic integrity Read More »
Scratch below the surface and recent unemployment statistics appear to be less favourable than you might have heard.
How to interpret unemployment statistics Read More »
Avoiding real wage falls for a grand total of nine months – outside of recession time, no less – is not cause for celebration.
BBC analysis of labour market statistics misses the point Read More »
