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The rise and fall of Corbyn’s economics

The rise and fall of Corbyn’s economics | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

The three main ideas are summarised here. They were more progressive taxation to create greater equality both as a matter of fact and to deliver justice in the way that the deficit was tackled. Second, the tax gap was to be tackled to provide funding and to create a level playing field for business. And third, People’s Quantitative Easing was, in combination with a National Investment Bank, to be used to fund a new industrial strategy. What the document did not say was what the overall vision was: it focussed on policies not philosophies but it rattled the mainstream media and much of Labour nonetheless.

 

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We must challenge Austerity and the Deficit Lies | TLE

We must challenge Austerity and the Deficit Lies | TLE | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
By Professor Mary Mellor  The Labour U-turn to vote against Osborne’s fiscal charter ‘trap’ is welcome, but it cannot stop there – Labour needs to open up a real debate about public access to money in a modern economy. Osborne’s aim to enshrine in law that States must not run deficits is profoundly undemocratic. It …
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Hope, power and delusion

Hope, power and delusion | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Jeremy Corbyn has won
the race for leadership of the Labour party. But Greek and Spanish activists advise against placing too much faith in political parties.
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What the Corbyn moment means for the left

What the Corbyn moment means for the left | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
At long last, the left is asking itself whether power without principle is worth having. 
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Corbynomics must smash this cosy consensus on debt | Zoe Williams

Corbynomics must smash this cosy consensus on debt | Zoe Williams | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Jeremy Corbyn needn’t be a messiah, just ready to say what’s wrong without being stifled by the fear of sounding radical
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Win or lose, Jeremy Corbyn has already changed the rules of the game | Seumas Milne

Win or lose, Jeremy Corbyn has already changed the rules of the game | Seumas Milne | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
In six weeks, Labour’s outsider has forced anti-austerity on to the agenda and created a national movement
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100 days of Jeremy Corbyn: At last, a real alternative

100 days of Jeremy Corbyn: At last, a real alternative | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Jeremy Corbyn has got the big calls right and paved the way for a Labour victory in 2020. 
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Yanis Varoufakis has a message for Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott and John McDonnell about austerity

Yanis Varoufakis has a message for Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott and John McDonnell about austerity | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Yanis Varoufakis, the former finance minister of Greece, has appealed directly to Jeremy Corbyn, the new shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and the new shadow secretary for international development Diane Abbott at a meeting of the People's Assembly in London.
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Don't Believe the Corbyn Bashers - The Economic Case Against Public Ownership Is Mostly Fantasy

Don't Believe the Corbyn Bashers - The Economic Case Against Public Ownership Is Mostly Fantasy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Te escribo para invitarte a participar en Somero 2015, nuestro encuentro de este año. Si puedes echar un ojo a ancovoligo.com verás que la programación confirmada es increíble. Hoy publiqué un post que puede ayudarte a elegir qué días reservar 

http://lasindias.com/que-dia-debes-elegir-para-participar-en-somero-2015 

Si estás pensando en el viaje, quiero comentarte que este año hemos conseguido importantes descuentos en Renfe, Alsa e Iberia y estamos negociando tarifas preferenciales con distintos hoteles de la ciudad. Además, estamos cerrando acuerdos con patrocinadores a los efectos de poder bajar el coste de la participación en Somero 2015 al máximo. 

Me haría mucha ilusión verte este año en Gijón! 
Reserva tu plaza cuanto antes en 
http://ancovoligo.com/reservas/ 

Un gran abrazo 
David
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Jeremy Corbyn: what’s his economic plan? | Paul Mason - YouTube

Jeremy Corbyn wants to print money to invest in the UK. He's calling it "People's Quantitative Easing". Rivals like Yvette Cooper say he's talking nonsense b...
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Winning with a greener future

Winning with a greener future | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Jeremy Corbyn has set out his ideas for environmental policy, strongly emphasising greener energy, as part of his Vision for Britain 2020 theme of policies. He says: “I pledge, if elected Leader of the Labour Party, to meet the challenge of climate change with 10 energy pledges to reform our broken, dated and polluting energy market.”

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