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Labour is no longer a party for the many.
Under Starmer, Labour now serves the interests of the 1% 🔴
@yanisvaroufakis
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Labour's plan for the NHS just means even more privatisation.
@JujuliaGrace
explains that while 'insourcing' appears to address capacity issues, it effectively poaches NHS resources for private profit.
LISTEN NOW to the full episode 👇
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Senior NHS leaders are privatising the health service from the inside.
Labour has no plans to stop them.
@jujuliagrace
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"The NHS has been intentionally underfunded and undermined"
@JujuliaGrace
on how decades of undermining and underfunding have pushed the NHS to its breaking point – and why politicians aren't willing to save it 👇
LISTEN NOW:
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Green Party deputy leader
@ZackPolanski
explains how a 1% tax on wealth over £10 million could be reinvested "straight back into public services like the NHS".
LISTEN NOW 👇
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"The centre and the ultra-right are two different faces of the same coin."
@yanisvaroufakis
joins
@meadwaj
to discuss how the rise of the far-right reflects failures in current political strategies.
LISTEN NOW to the full conversation 👇
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"Blair, Brown, Miliband, Corbyn had clear visions… You really can't say that about Starmer and Reeves.’
@schneiderhome
asks if a Starmer government can navigate the challenging political crises ahead?
🔊 LISTEN NOW to the full episode 👇
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#QuestionTime
didn’t invite the Green Party.
But we did.
Here’s
@ZackPolanski
on why the media doesn't want to talk about the climate crisis 👇
#bbcqt
Join us tonight for the
#bbcqt
Leaders' Special
Sir Ed Davey, John Swinney, Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak will face questions from our audience, one by one
Watch the extended live show in York on
@BBCOne
and
@BBCiPlayer
from 8pm - 10pm
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"Degrowth where? Degrowth in what? Degrowth for who?"
On our latest ROUNDTABLE
@meadwaj
chatted to
@adribuller
+ Brett Christophers to discuss the economics of the green energy transition, asking how we could finance it and what’s stopping us? 🌍
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Austerity is, and will always be, a choice.
@graceblakeley
👇
Keir Starmer would never admit it, but he has the power to fix many of the UK's deep-rooted economic and social problems.
Instead, he will impose renewed austerity on those least able to bear it. Not because he has to, but because he wants to.
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“All the worst things that the media said would happen under Jeremy Corbyn in terms of Stalinist purges are happening under Keir Starmer.”
@graceblakeley
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“We need to make politicians as scared of the people who are voting for them, as they are of the people who are giving them money.”
@graceblakeley
talks about shifting the balance of power in politics and the power of the labour movement.
LISTEN NOW 👇
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“They’re really scared of coherent movements that can organise, make demands, and articulate themselves.”
@graceblakeley
highlights the power of collective action against the political class in the first episode of our election series.
LISTEN NOW 👇
#ukelection
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"Let's expose the big deceit of this election."
@meadwaj
joined
@OwenJones84
to discuss the ACTUAL big lie of the election..
LISTEN NOW:
#ukelection
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📉 "It's not surprising that ordinary people feel powerless"
💬 Join
@meadwaj
&
@graceblakeley
as they dissect the political and economic decisions that shaped yesterday's
#autumnstatement
LISTEN NOW 🎧
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💥And we’re LIVE!💥
Thanks to everyone who made it down to
@space4coop
this evening for our first
#macrodoseLIVE
We’ll be uploading a recording of the discussion next week to our NEW YouTube channel! 📹
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Google’s emissions are up 48% in 5 years. Microsoft’s are up 30% since 2020. Those soaring figures are being driven by mass investments in data centers to power AI tools.
Generative AI is a climate disaster and data center expansion must be stopped.
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“All the worst things that the media said would happen under Jeremy Corbyn in terms of Stalinist purges are happening under Keir Starmer.”
@graceblakeley
discusses the "authoritarian bent" in the Labour Party and asks if Starmer is getting an easy ride 👇
#ukelection
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"Unlike traditional capital ... cloud capital does not produce stuff – it comprises machines manufactured so as to modify human behaviour"
@yanisvaroufakis
on this week's podcast 👇
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NEW:
@pollysmythe
on the rising number of Labour candidates with lobbying ties and what this might mean if Labour win next week 👇
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"We are the many, not the few"
Green Party deputy leader
@ZackPolanski
emphasises the strength of collective action in addressing climate and social justice issues.
Listen to the full episode here 👇
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A huge thank you to all 900 of you who made it down to our sold out LIVE event last night! 💥
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"Labour's plans involve using the private sector to solve problems in the NHS—another turn of this 40-year cycle." 🤕
@JujuliaGrace
discusses how Labour's plan to clear waiting lists, could drive the NHS further into a privatisation doom loop 👇
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📣 Autumn Statement Special 📣
This week,
@meadwaj
&
@graceblakeley
will give you the lowdown on the government's autumn statement and what it will mean for YOU and Britain's economy 💼
Tune in on Wednesday afternoon 🎧
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Big congrats to our host
@meadwaj
💥💥💥
(Don’t worry, James will still be at the helm every Wednesday!)
We're thrilled to welcome our new Senior Director, Economics, James Meadway to the OG team! 🎉
“I’m delighted to to help build OG's pathbreaking work on climate change economics, from a just transition to adaptation strategies.”
We're so excited to have you James! 💚
@meadwaj
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"It's all about ideology and political rhetoric" 🎧
Join
@meadwaj
&
@graceblakeley
as they break down the UK government's self-destructive, not-so-fiscally-responsible autumn statement.
LISTEN NOW 📣
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The responses to your Spareroom ad for a £1200 a month “small but cozy” room “just off Clapham Common”
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"Like many amateur economists, I do occasionally experiment with equating the national economy to managing a household budget"
Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C
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#Securonomics
seems to be a complete fantasy when you look at the real world economics of Britain.
@chakrabortty
and
@meadwaj
discuss what Labour's manifesto might behold and ask whether Keir or Rishi is actually prepared to navigate the current political climate effectively 🗳️
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"The economy is not broken. It's rigged"
🔴 MACRODOSE LIVE:
@chilledasad100
discusses the deep-seated inequalities and exploitation perpetuated by the global economic system.
LISTEN NOW to the full recording 👇
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Labour's plan for the NHS just means even more
#privatisation
🤕
@jujuliagrace
explains that while 'insourcing' appears to address capacity issues, it effectively poaches NHS resources for private profit.
LISTEN NOW to the full episode – link in bio 🔗
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NEW EPISODE:
@meadwaj
is back with a special Back-to-School edition of MACRODOSE! 📚
This week, James breaks down FIVE theories on economic and ecological crises that shape the show each week.
LISTEN NOW👇
#Economics
#ClimateCrisis
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"He's deep in the Reddit weeds of the Austrian school"
@zeithistoriker
discusses the cut-throat, libertarian playbook of Argentina's new president Javier Milei ⛓️
Watch the full ROUNDTABLE with
@Suitpossum
and
@sarahljaffe
👇
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Since the early 1990s, the prison population of England and Wales has almost doubled 📈
NEW EPISODE: For the second episode in our summer series
@adamec87
took over the show to discuss the political economy of prisons.
Listen to the full episode 👇
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Automate laundry, not poetry! 🤖
On this week's episode,
@HelenHester
invites you to consider what the world will look like as work becomes increasingly automated.
Listen to the full episode now 👇
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🚨 New Roundtable 🚨
@meadwaj
is joined by Brett Christophers and
@adribuller
to dig into the economics of the green energy transition 💡💡
Out now via Youtube and all podcast platforms👇
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"It's not clear to me that either Starmer or Sunak has the thick skin or the basic political survival skills that will get them through this."
@chakrabortty
questions whether either party leader can effectively navigate the challenging political climate we face ahead👇
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NEW EPISODE: Why economic growth won’t be the end of poverty
This week,
@meadwaj
was joined by
@srpoverty
for a special episode of MACRODOSE, to discuss his new book, The Poverty of Growth.
LISTEN NOW 🎧
I interviewed UN Special Rapporteur for extreme poverty & human rights, Olivier de Schutter, on his new book, The Poverty of Growth for
@macrodosepod
. Olivier’s argument is that poverty won’t be ended by fixating on economic growth - well worth a listen:
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🔴 ROUNDTABLE 🔴
We situate Palestine in the context of the global economy, and hear what daily life looks like for Palestinian people.
The Political Economy of Palestine w/
@sarahljaffe
@LalehKhalili
&
@kmrabie
📺
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A major crisis looms for the incoming government on what to do when Thames Water inevitably collapses 🚰
@schneiderhome
👇
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The wonderful
@daliagebrial
is hosting Macrodose LIVE!
On July 26 we'll be joined by
@chilledasad100
and
@triofrancos
at
@UnionChapelUK
to discuss the end of neoliberalism and the decline of a unipolar world 🌎
It's a podcast double-header w/
@VersoBooks
and
@thedigradio
🎧
"I am sure that the oil & gas industry, which is making a profit of $2bn/day whilst gouging energy prices for people, committing atrocities against human beings & nature, are thrilled we are painting protesters as the villains of the climate change story"
@daliagebrial
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"Landlord Forced To Raise Rent Due To Thinking Of Bigger Number" 🤑
On this week's episode, guest host writer and barrister
@NickBano
gives his alternative take on the mechanisms behind Britain's housing crisis.
Listen NOW for more ⤵️
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Mexico just elected a climate scientist as its new president 🇲🇽🗳️
This week,
@meadwaj
looks at Claudia Sheinbaum's $14 billion 'Green New Deal' to transform Mexico's energy landscape and tackle climate change👇
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🗳️ Election Economics 🗳️
@meadwaj
&
@graceblakeley
kick off our new series by discussing the Labour Party's progressive purge...
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We're excited to announce we'll be republishing this incredible series via Macrodose! 🎧
Follow
@break_downradio
for fantastic original essays and other resources! 👇
“What does plastic do for capitalism? It essentially decouples production from nature. There are no longer limits on what can be produced.”
Episode 2 of The Break Down — A World Made of Oil — is now live!
Watch at the link below👇
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The gig is up ✋
On this week's episode, guest host
@daliagebrial
delves into the dark world of the platform economy 📱
How did it come about? And what does it mean for the future of capitalism? 💰
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"Jellyfish have taken to 'attacking' nuclear power plants" 🪼
LIVE:
@meadwaj
explains how the effects of climate change can be "unexpected and bizarre", disrupting essential infrastructure like energy production.
Listen to the full episode 👇
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ROUNDTABLE: On the latest episode,
@meadwaj
is joined by
@_RajPatel
+
@oikeios
to discuss their book 'A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things' 🎧
Listen now 👇
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LISTEN NOW: Autumn Statement Special 📣
On today's episode,
@meadwaj
&
@graceblakeley
break down the Chancellor's autumn statement and what it means for Britain in the context of the wider global economy 🌍
Listen here 🎧
#autumnstatement
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🚗 If EVs aren't the answer to climate breakdown, then what is? 🔋
On this week's show,
@meadwaj
examines why our dreams of a petrol-free utopia won't be saving us from climate breakdown anytime soon and what the alternative solutions might be...
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ROUNDTABLE: Anarcho-Capitalism and the Future of Money 👇
Our host
@sarahljaffe
is joined by
@zeithistoriker
and
@suitpossum
to talk about trust, digital money and cosplaying libertarians ⛓️
LISTEN NOW 🎧 via the podcast or on YouTube
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"Defeat can feel overwhelming at times, but it has to be endured"
On last week's episode
@hhnnccnnll
explored the very real experience of political burnout, drawing on historical resources to uncover how activists of the past kept a grip on hope 👇
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"The left barricaded themselves in with a bunch of pizzas, had a massive argument and unified."
@reality_manager
describes the unexpected unification of the French left amidst political chaos 🇫🇷👇
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🚨🗳️ WHAT NOW???🗳️🚨
On July 26th, we're joining
@versobooks
and
@thedigradio
for a LIVE conversation and post-election debrief at London’s Union Chapel with
@JeremyCorbyn
and
@LalehKhalili
!
Over half the tickets are now sold – don't miss out 🎟️👇
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"We need to invest in public services to ensure a strong economy. It's common sense."
Maeve Cohen explains the aim of
@SocialGuarantee
's
#WeAreTheEconomy
campaign to shift the discourse on public investment.
Listen to the full episode here 👇
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How will the next government navigate this era of polycrisis?
In the run up to the election,
@meadwaj
will be joined by a series of guest to unpack what the campaigns’ policies and pledges ACTUALLY mean 🗳️
Here are some highlights so far... 🧵👇
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Stay ahead of the curve with MACRODOSE 🔴
SUBSCRIBE for free 👇
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On Nov 16 we're partnering with
@space4coop
to bring you our first ever Macrodose LIVE!
Join
@OwenJones84
@NadiaWhittomeMP
@Victoria_Spratt
&
@shreyagnanda
for a panel on "Where next for the UK economy?"
Hosted by
@meadwaj
Only a few tickets left 🎟️🎟️
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We are all complicit in the suffering caused by the "global thirst for minerals."
LIVE:
@jeremycorbyn
delves into the "underbelly" of resource wars in the Congo, where mining profits come at the cost of human lives and dignity.
LISTEN NOW 👇
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Great to see the great work of
@DanielDenvir
/
@thedigradio
in the Guardian! 👌👌
So proud to see
@DanielDenvir
and
@thedigradio
profiled in
@guardian
. As Dan’s partner of 20 years and “senior advisor” to the podcast, I’m surely biased but I think
@SFeldblum
did a stellar job capturing the political education at the heart of Dan’s work
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"Amazon is a toxic blend of cloud computing and logistics"
ICYMI:
@pollysmythe
on the labour movement’s great white whale: Amazon – and why the upcoming vote to recognise
@GMB_union
could be historic.
LISTEN NOW:
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Welcome to the Treasury Doom Loop 😵💫
As Starmer attempts to justify scrapping Labour's £28bn-a-year green investment plan,
@meadwaj
looks at why this is just a continuation of Britain's bad habit of low investment.
Listen to the latest episode👇
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"There's a deep tension in the term green capitalism."
@triofrancos
on the deep inequalities and extractive foundations of green technologies like EVs and solar panels.
Listen to the full LIVE episode 👇
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Grace takes on the world’s most powerful corporations by showing how the causes of our modern crisis are the intended result of our capitalist system 🫰🤑
Vulture Capitalism is our MACRODOSE
#bookofthemonth
@graceblakeley
@BloomsburyBooks
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💦 📱 Is your smartphone causing droughts??
On this week’s Macrodose,
@meadwaj
looks at the increasing pressure China’s semiconductor industry is having on water provision and the lessons from Labour’s 2019 election defeat about the roadblocks to nationalisation?
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Climate change won’t be “solved” with spending alone, but Labour's new green pledge falls well short of the bare minimum 📉
For more on this, listen to this week's episode 🎧
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"When you have parties with shallow roots, people start exploring other options."
@philbc3
joined
@ayeishats
to discuss last night's election results and how Labour's "sandcastle majority" could shape the political landscape over next five years 🎧👇
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🚨 Live Event! 🚨
We're excited to be partnering with
@Autonomy_UK
for a live episode of Macrodose on May 15!
Join the wonderful
@materialist_jew
in conversation with
@daliagebrial
about his new book 'The Exhausted of the Earth' 🌎
Free sign-up 👇👇
BOOK LAUNCH: Ajay Chaudhary (
@materialist_jew
) author of 'The Exhausted of the Earth', interviewed by
@daliagebrial
and recorded by
@macrodosepod
Wednesday 15th May (7pm) at Pelican House, Bethnal Green, London 📆
Sign-up through eventbrite👇
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Ajay’s concept of the “exhausted”, brings together all those drained by extractive capitalism in all its forms so they can find solidarity and fight together ✊
'The Exhausted of the Earth' is our MACRODOSE
#bookofthemonth
@materialist_jew
@RepeaterBooks
It's publication day for The Exhausted of the Earth, out now from
@RepeaterBooks
!
Available at your online or physical bookstore of choice:
(in the immortal but not particularly climate friendly words of John Cleese: go and buy a truckload today!)
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📣 We need a new, evidence-based, climate-focused economics media.
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"Whatever it is that you think is central to modern capitalism predates the Industrial Revolution by centuries" ⤵️
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Climate change will cost us all.
🗃️ From the archive:
@meadwaj
discusses how we might soon be living in an "uninsurable world", as the growing frequency of extreme weather events continues to push up the cost of insurance 👇
Imagine the insurance underwriter that sold flood insurance to a city in the middle of the desert thinking it was the easiest money in the world seeing this in his inbox this morning
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It is falling global energy prices that have led to a fall in inflation, not Rishi Sunak...
Macrodose's
@meadwaj
in today's
@guardianopinion
👇
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"Like all other settler colonialism, there is an element of capital accumulation and exploitation of the natural world" 🛢️
@LalehKhalili
👇
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LISTEN NOW: Degrowth, "vibes-based" economic models and cArBoN cReDiTs 🤑
@meadwaj
was joined by
@adribuller
+ Brett Christophers for our latest ROUNDTABLE to discuss the economics of the green energy transition 👇
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MACRODOSE x
@poltheoryother
🎧🚨
We discuss the Tory meltdown, Labour's election tactics and how climate change could reshape future elections 🗳️
LISTEN NOW 👇
📢💥ELECTION SPECIAL 📢💥 -
@meadwaj
and
@leninology
breakdown the UK general election. We talked about tory disarray, the prospect of a Reform/Conservative merger and whether Labour will implement a fresh round of austerity:
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🗳️ Election Economics 🗳️
On today's show
@meadwaj
is joined by
@JujuliaGrace
to discuss the care crisis, the junior doctor strike and what a Labour government might mean for the NHS 🚑
Subscribe to catch our new election series 👇
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🇬🇧 📉 Has the mainstream FINALLY woken up to the reality of Britain’s crumbling infrastructure??
On this week's episode,
@meadwaj
looks at why the latest report by
@instituteforgov
is so damning for the UK government and Starmer's opposition.
#ukpolitics
#tories
#starmer
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The results are in BUT what now?
@ayeishats
and
@philbc3
took over the show to give their take on the election results and what Starmer’s first moves might be…
#GE24
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Look at that!! 🤯 MACRODOSE in the Top 30 News Podcasts on
@spotifypodcasts
– thanks to everyone who's been listening this week 🎧
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Roses are red,
violets are blue,
gig work sucks,
lets bring down Deliveroo ✊🥰
Today's strike covers Canada, the UK and the US
"The unifying complaint across countries is low pay during a cost of living crisis, at a time when groups such as Uber and Deliveroo are facing pressure from investors to demonstrate consistent profits."
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"Taken, Not Earned: how monopolists drive the world's power and wealth divide"
Essential reading from
@GlobalJusticeUK
@BalancedEconomy
@SOMO
@lobbycontrol
📖
Monopoly Capitalism is holding our economy hostage, episodes with
@nickdearden75
and
Global food prices are controlled by just a handful of corporations 👇
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Global food prices are controlled by just a handful of corporations 👇
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