On BBC Radio 4 ‘Any Questions’ on Friday evening, I thought Natalie Bennett received more applause than any other panellist . Indeed, much of what she said merited that. Unfortunately […]

Last year Ineos threatened to close their Grangemouth refinery, yet now they are planning a massive fracking operation to keep it going. But all capitalists are locked into a desperate, […]

I have just read an account of how powerful are the dynamics driving capitalism. Ellen Meiksins Wood wrote “The Origin of Capitalism” (verso) in 2002. I find her thesis compelling. […]

The Independent leads with extortionate rents on sold-off social housing, and Johnny Void introduces Maximus boss Montoni, all set to be more ATOS than disgraced ATOS. The consequences of government […]