Prem Sikka
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United Kingdom
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The growth of the finance industry is strangling the UK economy
'In pursuit of the high returns in the shortest possible time, the finance industry has moved into the high street.' → Read More
Here’s why the government’s anti-strike legislation will fail
'In fast-tracking the Bill, the beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is resuscitating the ghost of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher' → Read More
Anti-strike bill: The UK government is obsessed with suppression of workers
The anti-strike bill is part of a wider pattern of anti-democratic and anti-worker legislation → Read More
Tory plans for levelling up are a sham, here’s why
'The Levelling Up Bill is hugely disappointing. It is big on hype and allusions but with no real policies or resources' → Read More
The Tories are laying foundations for the next financial crash
The Financial Services and Markets Bill does nothing to check corrupt practices → Read More
The government has declared war on workers
The full might of the state is being used to discipline and cheapen labour → Read More
A group of neo-liberal elites have captured the British state
Taming the elites is a necessary condition for transformation of the British economy, but no political party is willing to shackle the power of the elites. → Read More
Our country’s laws are being used to benefit big business and the rich
'Neoliberals have long persuaded people to believe that the law offers justice and fairness, but they rarely talk about how laws are shaped by wealth and power' → Read More
The mass closures of bank branches is having a devastating impact on communities
'The closure of bank branches increases commercial decline of villages and town centres' → Read More
Privatisation has destroyed the social care sector
'A crisis is social care has been created by underfunding'. → Read More
We need a programme of reforms to tackle sleaze in the UK political system
'People have become accustomed to seeing revelations about government contracts for cronies, honours for sale, minsters violating laws, and legislators enriching themselves by promoting the interests of their paymasters.' → Read More
Jeremy Hunt’s budget failed to address our economic woes, a new direction is needed
The Chancellor’s promised deregulatory cull of consumer, worker and environmental protections will make matters far worse → Read More
Prem Sikka: The grip of big money continues to tighten over UK politics and the country is sinking
'We can have either democracy and public accountability or rampant corporate power concentrated in the hands of a few business executives, but not both.' → Read More
There is no economic case for austerity. Here's why.
'The last twelve years of cuts in public spending, have failed to deliver economic growth, prosperity, or resilience to household budgets.' → Read More
Why is there such little attention paid to corporate corruption that is damaging the UK?
'Corporations excel in corrupt practices by funding political parties and legislators to ensure that their interests are prioritised.' → Read More
The UK has become a laughing stock, we need a general election now
'The UK needs a fresh start and that can’t be provided by the Conservative party hoisting another neoliberal prime minister on the country. We need a general election now.' → Read More
Why we should all be worried about the government’s dangerous deregulation plan
There is little appreciation that rights and protections embodied in regulation are the outcome of generations of struggles to safeguards lives, homes, jobs, savings, property rights, dignity, and freedom from discrimination. → Read More
Prem Sikka: We’re in the latest stage of a right-wing coup that began in the 1970s
'The right-wing coup is no respecter of democracy. ' → Read More
Prem Sikka: This mini-budget will only increase inequality and poverty
The biggest winners are corporations and the rich. As a result, the government’s borrowing will surge from £72.4bn, to £234.1bn, but won’t provide details of the impact on current and future generations. → Read More
Liz Truss attacks British workers to deflect from Tory failings on the economy
'The UK has serious problems of skills and low productivity, but they require policies. The idiotic worker-bashing comments by Liz Truss make headlines but offer no analysis of the problems or durable solutions.' → Read More