Quickfire The Daily Mail’s tax statistics are an own goal If half of income tax is paid by 10 per cent of earners, it only goes to show how unequal Britain is. By Paul Mason
Quickfire Liz Truss’s attempted comeback is a warning of the new, aggressive conservatism By Paul Mason
The Democrats need to look to a post-Biden future If the party is to hold the White House, it needs to abandon its innate conservatism over economic justice… By Paul Mason
The recession will have been made in Downing Street Liz Truss’s disastrous premiership has added a “moron risk premium” to government borrowing – even after she resigned. By Paul Mason
Labour needs a true alternative to Rishi Sunak’s austerity The moral case against spending cuts is overwhelming – and so is the economic one. By Paul Mason
The Tories’ crisis won’t end until they accept the neoliberal age is over Rather than seeking to shrink the state, Conservative thinkers need to recognise the reasons it keeps growing. By Paul Mason
There is no mandate for austerity 2.0 – we need a general election now The 2019 Tory manifesto promises of extra NHS and school funding now read like a joke. By Paul Mason
The Tories must stop believing the lie Liz Truss was elected on The problem is hard Brexit: there is no growth model that will work under conditions of mutilated trade with… By Paul Mason
Labour must not accept austerity 2.0 – there is an alternative To deliver economic recovery and social justice, the party should offer investment-led growth, not new cuts. By Paul Mason
This is no U-turn – it’s a car crash Liz Truss remains on autopilot, insisting her low-tax assumption is correct, and that speed and miscommunication caused the turmoil. By Paul Mason