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LabourStart: Where trade unionists start their day on the net. Evidence-based political blogging. Neither advocate nor oppose - Communist Party of Great Britain. Marshall Plan: was it bourgeois internationalism? In his recent two-part article on Keynesianism, Mike Macnair argues that (a) Keynesianism is inherently nationalistic, (b) it is internally incoherent, (c) it did not actually work during the post-war boom, (d) the conditions causing the post-war boom are not reproducible, and so (e) Keynesian policies cannot work today. [ 1] He concludes that Marxists should not support Keynesian solutions.

Instead, he argues the need for the adoption of a set of minimum demands, and the rebuilding of working class organisations on a European-wide basis. Despite arguing that Keynesian/statist reforms cannot work, and that capital has no reason to concede them, he argues for raising demands for continued and expanded provision of things such as education by the state. Inflation and wages. New Left Review - NLR 75, May-June 2012. New Politics. Johann Hari. JohnPilger.com - the films and journalism of John Pilger.

Jews sans frontieres. Rupahuq.co. Andy Howell: Political Futures. Struggling with Service Birmingham and Transformational Change Like many local authorities Birmingham City Council (BCC) has a strategic partnership, business arrangement, to support ITC development, procurement and ‘business transformation’. There is nothing unusual about this, many councils have had to develop these contracts with specialist companies simply because they do not have the skills and talents in house to deal with the change demanded by new technologies in particular.

Birmingham’s strategic parter is the public services company Capita. Service Birmingham is a joint venture between BCC and Capita. LENIN'S TOMB. New Page 1. The Cedar Lounge Revolution. Three Score Years And Ten. Why cuts are the wrong cure.