From an experienced bond trader. If I don't get an intelligent reply from you here I'll assume you're too thick for this and block you. vincegomez.com/articles/the-…

I proposed this solution 20 years ago, knowing those in power would block it, they were profiting from the crisis. For two decades, I've watched entire generations priced out of basic shelter. Housing isn't a luxury or investment vehicle—it's a fundamental human need. Every person deserves a roof over their head, a place to call home, to raise their children. I knew my only hope was time. That one day, the electorate would be filled with people for whom skyrocketing house prices weren't a windfall but a barrier to the most basic human dignity. Young people shouldn't have to choose between having a home and having a future. Parents shouldn't work multiple jobs just to afford rent while landlords get rich. Support me in my campaign to make housing affordable for all; I have shared all data in the comments. Every person deserves the dignity of a home. It's time to make that a reality again. #HousingIsAHumanRight #ShelterForAll #HousingCrisis #GenerationalJustice

Stop issuing tradeable govt debt inc index-linked gilts Stop paying interest on reserves Nationalise pension funds Offer a job guarantee w a decent wage to anyone who wants to work & more generous benefits to those unable to work Let doctors decide whether someone can work or not

I see the Left is doing their rounds of “tax the rich to fund x” so let me explain why that backfires A) FS is trying to persuade by only asking for 2%. That’s enough for raising the money she thinks she needs but not enough to make any dent on inequality. So what is the point?

Often when I'm posting the least, I'm working the most I am currently working on three books. One is for UK Labour Party members who are dismayed by the economic policies of the Starmer/Reeves government. 1/n

THIS is why they are banning tiktok. It's long, but she deserves to be heard.

"So that’s what I call disaster nationalism. It’s not yet fascist ... We’re in a stage of accumulation of fascist force." Interview, on Disaster Nationalism, by @reality_manager jacobin.com/2024/11/disaster…

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Sadly for the rest of us, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have virtually no understanding of the UK finance sector / City of London. @nickshaxson covered the situation pretty well here: theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Michael O'Brien spent 11 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The Govt then disgracefully charged him £37,000 for 'Bed & Board' for the time he served. The new Labour Govt have now confirmed they won't be reimbursing Mr O'Brien or others in his position.

“Against all this, official liberalism has one move: triangulating the far-right. This is a weird symbiosis, in which both the hard-centre and the far-right thrive on cultivating hopelessness and punitive desires: sado-pessimism.” newstatesman.com/ideas/2024/…

A thread with a few eve-of-poll thoughts about the politics of this British general election and where it is likely to leave those of us committed to transformative political-economic change both ideologically and as a practical necessity. 🧵👇🏼

youtu.be/1JpZZcD8C4M?si=e0YV… Superb and consise explanation of MMT by Stephanie Kelton

RT @wgoggin: “According to the standard picture of public expenditure and revenue raising, governments can only spend if they first gather…

"Labour's opportunistic sanctimony is difficult to stomach. This is the definition of instrumentalisation. Racism is not a game. When a party exploits it for its own political advantage, it cheapens the accusation and deepens the cynicism." theguardian.com/commentisfre…

There is a deep social, economic and climate crisis in Britain, and do-nothing Starmerism is an entirely inadequate, even counterproductive response. We don’t need continuity Tory policies with a red rosette, we need fundamental change to Britain’s economic model.

Many thanks to ⁦@brookeamasters⁩ and the @FT for the opportunity to share my views on a wide range of topics. on.ft.com/41TONWe

🎙️ Just Dropped! 🎙️ Ep 182: Warren Mosler & Cory Doctorow In Conversation Christian talks to Cory @doctorow & Warren Mosler (@wbmosler ) about Cory’s latest book “The Lost Cause” (set in a post-Green New Deal future), framing the MMT Job Guarantee more. tinyurl.com/ytz5wycc

Well done to all those who thought that Lexit was red-brown racism but now happily support this awful guy. We could have had industrial strategy, public ownership, state aid for the GND, and a humane migration policy. Instead it's red rosette Faragism with the City left intact.

For those who don't fully understand what is up with the NHS, here is a thread for you that might help. I'm a consultant physician working as a doctor in the NHS in Yorkshire and Wales for 32 years now. I have experienced the NHS at its best (2008) and its worst (2022).