Progressive & disticntly left-leaning in a broad sense: conservation & sustainability, democracy & electoral reform, mutualism, intersectionality, market socialism, economic & social equity and critical thinking.
You're correct, there must be reasons why this is not publicly accepted & I suspect that these reasons differ from person to person. How could the Tory govts of 2010 - 2024 have justified ruinous austerity policies if money wasn't constrained? My prime suspects are ignorance & particularly ideology.
Any Burnham says he will stick to "the existing fiscal rules". Rules which neutered the state & delivered Potholed roads PFI infrastructure Huge NHS queues Privatisations Poverty Deindustrialisation Lower healthy life expectancy Low investment in productive assets and low productivity Must change.
Andy Burnham can’t transform the country while sticking to the current fiscal rulesSticking to the 2024 election manifesto and fiscal rules will make it harder for him to deliver the headline promises and the change that he has paraded.leftfootforward.orgA bit of an explainer about national debt & bonds www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/05...
What if the national debt is really the nation’s savings?What if the national debt is not a burden at all?
What if it is simply the nation’s savings?
Any sensible analysis shows that this so-called debt is no such thing: it's just a massive savings bank ope...www.taxresearch.org.ukWhy must Labour comply with fiscal rules when they are nothing of the sort? www.thenational.scot/politics/264... Me in the @scotnational.bsky.social today.
Why must Labour comply with fiscal rules when they are nothing of the sort?ANDY Burnham said it in his first comments to his Cabinet. John Healey, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, said it in his first presentation to…www.thenational.scotProf Richard Murphy's take on Healey: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/07...
John Healey is setting out to failJohn Healey began his first speech as Chancellor by making four big claims.
He said:
fiscal control is the first duty of any Chancellor,
fiscal credibility delivers economic stability,
fiscal ...www.taxresearch.org.uk
The climate crisis may have caused the excessive heat, but it is NOT the reason for the hosepipe ban Privatisation is the one true cause of the hosepipe ban Scotland - where water is in public ownership - has not had a hosepipe ban since the great drought of 1995 Public ownership of water NOW
NYC SMALL BIZ OWNERS ON ZOHRAN: “These people really care about small businesses… They get shit done… I like that he stands for making sure nobody seems to feel marginalized, we all win together… If that’s what socialism is I’m all for it!” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This seat doesn't belong to Labour for us to "steal". It belongs to Greater Manchester. This Thursday we have a chance to run this wonderful city-region for people, not profit, by voting Green as your first preference vote. www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...
The Green plan to steal the Manchester mayoraltyThe Prime Minister has left a vacancy that Zack Polanski's party would love to fillwww.newstatesman.com