British machinery of government cannot cope with the task of devising and implementing competent policies in areas such as industrial training where the costs are immediate but the benefits long term.
Privately owned motor cars including battery electric propelled automobiles are inherently environmentally damaging dangerous means of transport. Policies should be implemented worldwide to attempt to restrict the extent of their manufacture and use.
Sir Keir Starmer wishes to continue to support Conservative government policies of taxing wage earners much more heavily than people who live in expensive houses which they own free of mortgage.
Introduction This paper suggests that traditional orthodox neoclassical economic theories which still dominate discussion of both politics and economics practically throughout the world are not only almost completely misleading, but also directly cause deep and extensive damage to the lives and livelihoods of the billions of human beings who struggle to survive on our small..
Since 1970, the world and its economy has increasingly become dominated by two groups of states :those which are partly democratic, but influenced strongly by very rich men, such as the U..S.A. and countries of Western Europe; and by authoritarian states: China and Russia.
The TV programme broadcast on Channel 4 at 10pm on Tuesday 9th January 2018 entitled Working Class White Men offered some deep insights on significant aspects of populism and alienation in England now. This programme was presented by “Professor” Green who is not a real professor but a rapper: nor, so far as I know,..
‘Quality Matters’ in adult social care Posted by:Professor Gillian Leng, Posted on:27 November 2017 In the summer of this year, a bold statement of intent was published setting out a single view of high quality adult social care. The creation of commissioners, providers, staff, national bodies and people who use services, their families and carers, it..
The devastation has only just begun The value of sterling has fallen. This has increased prices of foods imported from the EU. Effects on the welfare of poor people who spend nearly a quarter of their incomes on food have been severe. As a consequence, malnutrition which was already widespread is increasing further. Needs for services..
From about 1960 to 1979, most economists believed that the UK economy was in a dreadful state, and that something ought to be done about it. Between 1945 and 1948, the Labour Government implemented some policies which were helpful to the whole of society, such as initiating a National Health Service and a social security..
Joanna Blythman, Swallow This: Serving up the food industry’s darkest secrets: Published by Fourth Estate, London, 2015 The companies which dominate the packaged food industry are typical of companies which control an increasing proportion of the world’s economic output: their principal motivation is to increase the profits which accrue to their shareholders. This book provides..