Blair built on Thatcher’s legacy. That’s a simple fact
Phil McDuff
Labour MP Zarah Sultana’s comments linking the two provoked wrath. But why were they even controversial, asks economics writer Phil McDuff
December 2019
It’s fashionable to be ‘politically homeless’. But it’s also callous and detached
Phil McDuff
After nine years of the horrors of austerity, who are these people who can’t see that only one party offers hope? asks Phil McDuff, who writes on economics and social policy
August 2019
Yes, Jeremy Corbyn is divisive. But division is just what our broken politics needs
Phil McDuff
A better politics can only come from challenging the status quo, says Phil McDuff, a writer on economics and social policy
If Caroline Lucas truly wants to stop a no-deal Brexit, she must work with Corbyn
Phil McDuff
Remainers should accept they need Labour’s help, says economics and social policy writer Phil McDuff
Using drones to watch refugees drown exposes the inhumanity of border enforcement
Phil McDuff
Too many of us believe in a myth of a border that can be humane because it scares us to face up to the bloody reality, says economics and social policy writer Phil McDuff
June 2019
Northern Rail’s crisis is good news – it’s proof we need to re-nationalise
Phil McDuff
Pitiful service and sky-high fares lay bare the myth of ‘market efficiency’, says economics writer Phil McDuff
May 2019
North-east England is not obsessed with Brexit – it’s just a symbol
Phil McDuff
By all means keep the Queen, but can we have our land back?
Phil McDuff
April 2019
#Change UK – really? If you don’t get the internet, you shouldn’t be in politics
Phil McDuff
TIG’s failure to register its party logo is a masterstroke of incompetence, says writer Phil McDuff
March 2019
Ending climate change requires the end of capitalism. Have we got the stomach for it?
Phil McDuff
We need to throw the kitchen sink at this with a total rethink of our relationship to ownership, work and capital, says economics writer Phil McDuff
February 2019
England lacks white working-class graduates. Quick fixes won’t change that
Phil McDuff
Just trying to boost numbers of students from poorer white backgrounds isn’t enough, says social policy writer Phil McDuff
January 2019
Cheap rail fares would mainly benefit the rich? That’s muddled thinking
Phil McDuff
Beware the ‘fairness error’ – equality helps everyone, says the economics and social policy writer Phil McDuff
July 2018
Climate change denial won’t even benefit oil companies soon
Phil McDuff
Sorry, you can’t be working class and socialist in the new authentocracy
Phil McDuff
June 2018
Enough Brexit fairytales. In the real world spending must increase
Phil McDuff
Chuka Umunna, there’s no excuse for unpaid ‘student placements’
Phil McDuff
May 2018
The NHS doesn’t need £2,000 from each household to survive. It’s fake maths
Phil McDuff
Think London’s trains are bad? Look at the great northern train fail
Phil McDuff
Make junk food expensive, and children will go hungry
Phil McDuff
When society’s safety net is shredded, the predators move in
