Paul Mason
16 November 2022
The ‘fiscal black hole’ is a lie
It's a falsehood being peddled by the government at its own peril
Read the full article09 November 2022
Never has this been more true than in today’s military: innovate or die
Today's militaries need a completely different skill set in order to secure a future
Read the full article02 November 2022
Rishi Sunak’s career in exploitative finance makes him unfit to be prime minister
Rishi Sunak's role as master of PR and the art of being super-rich makes him poorly suited for public life
Read the full article27 October 2022
Can Starmer calm the markets enough to fulfil Labour’s plan?
The Labour leader needs to work out what his offer to business is
Read the full article19 October 2022
Three prime ministers have failed to make Brexit work. Why keep trying?
Only the reversal of Brexit can start to fix the state three prime ministers have left the country in
Read the full article12 October 2022
Musk, Cummings, Trump: Three stooges for Putin’s aggression
Elon Musk’s 'peace plan poll' would trample Ukraine’s right to defend its own people from Vladimir Putin’s onslaught
Read the full article05 October 2022
In the fight for Ukraine, the West has a powerful weapon: time
Putin's aggression is not just aimed at Ukrainians, it's aimed at the West too. But, time is on our side
Read the full article28 September 2022
Is Vladimir Putin bluffing?
We need to tell Putin that if he uses nukes, the West will destroy Russia's military in Ukraine
Read the full article20 September 2022
The lesson we must learn from the far right’s success in Sweden
The only way to defeat them is for the left to link arms with the centre
Read the full article13 September 2022
Let’s rebuild our relationship with the royals to create a fairer Britain
It’s time to formalise Britain’s “monarchic republic”
Read the full article08 September 2022
Labour is close to a 20-point lead. Will it be enough?
Keir Starmer's performance during this coming winter of discontent will decide whether he becomes prime minister in the future
Read the full article01 September 2022
A new prime minister should woo the EU, stop defence cuts and set Assange free
Liz Truss at least has the chance to show our allies and enemies that they can expect seriousness in security, defence and diplomacy. But don't hold you breath
Read the full article24 August 2022
In an energy crisis, why does Truss want to turn off the sun?
Sadly, Truss's delusional attitude means the Tory government is likely to stand in the way of the change needed to make renewables work
Read the full article18 August 2022
That burning smell is the deadly cost of cutting the ‘green crap’
The Tories are obsessed with reneging the carbon target and fracking their way to oblivion. It's a mystery to experts
Read the full article09 August 2022
My 6-point plan to avert catastrophe
Unfortunately, it's unlikely that Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will heed it
Read the full article04 August 2022
A new age of protest is coming
The summer of discontent is likely to be long and hot. Soon, a new generation of politicians will learn there are more serious problems than a pay claim by the railway unions
Read the full article27 July 2022
We are letting Putin get away with torture.. and we’ll be next to suffer
The torture and destruction of Ukraine is just a practice run for the same routine to be used against Europe
Read the full article14 July 2022
Preventing war means more tax, not less
To prevent all-out war in Europe we have to be prepared to spend money on defence. Even if this means higher taxes and higher borrowing
Read the full article07 July 2022
The ultra right are turning our world into the last days of Cabaret
We are living in a world where we expect the worst and prepare to resist
Read the full article29 June 2022
Only a progressive alliance can rid us of these morally bankrupt liars
A progressive alliance that decides to win together rather than being destroyed separately could, finally, evict Boris Johnson from Downing Street
Read the full article22 June 2022
Where’s the vision, Keir?
Starmer’s Labour is walking around with blurred vision. The party is in desperate need of a mission statement
Read the full article14 June 2022
Fixing the sickness in our economy starts with backing these strikes
The strikes are the only way to redress the fundamental sickness facing the economy. It’s essential to get behind them
Read the full article09 June 2022
The evidence could not be clearer: Brexit has downgraded Britain
Thanks to Brexit, sterling is becoming a risky bet for some investors
Read the full article01 June 2022
The state needs to take charge of the climate catastrophe we’re facing
Instead, the conservative government’s panicked U-turn on the windfall tax does the opposite
Read the full article26 May 2022
Working out the impact of a world without work
If we harness the productive power of new technology and increase people’s skills across the board our relationship with work could be very different
Read the full article18 May 2022
The Great Replacement Theory is a crude, racist lie… and it’s winning
Its misguided logic underpins the ideas of far right movements. Now, it’s started to influence the fringes of conservativism as well
Read the full article09 May 2022
The union will pay the price of Tory Britain’s failure to understand Ireland
If Sinn Fein can reach across the old divides, victory in a border poll could be within its grasp
Read the full article05 May 2022
The armaments argument is a battle for the soul of Europe
Ukraine's fight is about more than international law and national self-determination, it's about what sort of world we want to live in
Read the full article28 April 2022
Russia must be defeated so it can rebuild without Putin
The Russian people need a new national story of democracy - one which they write themselves
Read the full article21 April 2022
Ukraine has smashed the global economy… and there’s no going back
This is not only another cold war, it's a profound fragmentation of the global economy with little chance of a return to normal
Read the full article01 April 2022
P&O is Brexit in action – ripping up rights in a race to the bottom
This scandal could only happen in a country where unions are weak and the government is prepared to look the other way
Read the full article30 March 2022
What divided Britain can learn from Ukraine’s positive patriotism
Ukrainians are telling a coherent story about who they want to be. Britain should pay attention
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