Bill Mitchell — The case for re-nationalisation – Part 2

In the first part of this blog (July 13, 2016) – Brexit signals that a new policy paradigm is required including re-nationalisation – I suggested that re-nationalisation of certain sectors has to return as a key industry policy plank for any aspiring progressive political party.

Bill Mitchell – billy blog
The case for re-nationalisation – Part 2
Bill Mitchell | Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), at University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Mariana Mazzucato and Michael Jacobs — If Theresa May is serious about inequality she’ll ditch Osbornomics

The inequality speech could have been lifted from Ed Miliband. But if she really means it she must reverse austerity and introduce a new industrial strategy.

The Guardian — Opinion
If Theresa May is serious about inequality she’ll ditch Osbornomics
Mariana Mazzucato and Michael Jacobs

Chris Dillow — Responding to Mayism

UK centric but of interest in the context of political economy.

Stumbling and Mumbling
Responding to Mayism
Chris Dillow | Investors Chronicle

John Weeks — Understanding the Corbyn Phenomenon

Catching up on Corbyn after the Iraq Inquiry report blew up Tony Blair's reputation as well as the Labour MP's that sided with him at the time.

Good backgrounder for those outside the UK that have not been following the politics. 

Since Labour has been neoliberal since triangulating post-Thatcher, as did Democrats in the US post-Reagan, the political issues are tightly bound up with economic ones, privatization, deregulation and fiscal "rectitude."

Looks like the Labour neoliberals are now on the run. Has the wave crested for them?

The D&S Blog

Understanding the Corbyn Phenomenon
John Weeks