Recent posts
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Labour Party is disappearing down a neoliberal rabbit hole – Sept 2023
Labour is only left with the hope of a level of growth that seems increasingly unlikely. Read more
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Neoliberalism has tricked us into believing a fairytale about where money comes from – June 2019
Austerity policies still persist despite numerous studies arguing that they were entirely misconceived. Read more
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Labour’s lost if it doesn’t defend public spending – June 2023
Neoliberal claims for the exclusive role of the market in creating wealth are mistaken. Read more
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There is a magic money tree…in fact there are two – June 2017
Both the state and the banks can create money out of thin air. Read more
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Why is the Bank of England still telling fairy tales? – June 2023
Why does the Bank of England see money as part of human social and political history in all its myriad forms, but continues to celebrate the market as a some kind of force of nature? Read more
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Austerity was based on a Fairytale about Money – June 2019
Emeritus Professor Mary Mellor debunks the myths behind austerity. Read more
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PODCAST: Mary Mellor on the myths about money – June 2019
What does money mean? Where does it come from, and is it really in short supply? Read more
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Money for the People – August 2017
A public money system would enable a one-step economy in which individuals no longer have to undertake socially or ecologically harmful work in order to secure an income. Read more
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Watch: “Public Money as a route to Ecofeminist Socialism” – 2023
I discussed “Public Money as a route to Ecofeminist Socialism.” Read more
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‘Handbag economics’ and the other myths that drive austerity – 2016
Neoliberal politicians believe that that money can only be borrowed into existence, but that’s not the case – and this fiction is forcing governments to resort to drastic measures. Read more
