The Panama Papers reveal deep problems at the heart of our economy
The Panama Papers –the biggest tax leak ever – have proven without doubt that hundreds and thousands of individuals and corporations are using tax havens to limit their tax liability…
The 2023 Autumn Statement: Tackling Inequality, or Business as Usual?
The day has arrived: Philip Hammond’s first statement as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Most of you probably won’t be too excited about this prospect – and I don’t blame you.…
Privatising Network Rail is a disastrous idea
Britain is fast becoming an island of ideological obstinacy with the risk of becoming a global laughing stock. This isn’t because of our ruling class’s predilection for porcine fancies, but…
Labour’s “Business manifesto” – a work in progress?
This article comes in response to the launch of Labour’s business manifesto – A Better Plan For Business – on Monday 30th March. Ed Miliband’s speech on Monday to launch…
Housing White Paper: Our Panel Reacts
This afternoon the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid presented the long-awaited Housing White Paper to the House of Commons. Here are our panel’s initial thoughts.…
VIDEO: The Great British Rip Off
Class, unionstogether and the Trade Union Group of MPs (TUG) collaborated on a series of regional events to discuss the living standards crisis and the steps that you think should…
Budget surplus target plays politics with economic growth
Is it possible that anybody thinks the budget surplus law apparently to be announced in the Mansion House speech is about anything other than politics? It’s definitely stupid economics. Inevitably…
The Spending Review: nasty politics not real economics
This blog first appeared on LabourList on 26 June 2020. Today’s parliamentary “festivities” started with Ed Miliband trying to strangle the Comprehensive Spending Review at birth, by noting how many…
Tackling Excessive Pay
A decade is a long time in politics, but the issue of excessive top pay has remained a provocative subject for politicians of all parties over the past ten years.…
The Spirit Level Film – the story so far
Last year Katharine Round, Director of the forthcoming The Spirit Level documentary blogged for Class on why this project was so important. Today she presents a first-look trailer for the…
The Grenfell Tower Fire: Why it Means Everything Must Change
Injustice and greed. Those are the common themes in every story about the horrific Grenfell Tower fire. There are so many questions to be answered – it feels like we…