By Mohan Sen The Financial Times reports that Labour has “embarked on a charm offensive with banks and fund managers”, … More
Category: Banking and finance
John McDonnell on nationalising the banks
In 2008, the Labour government responded to the financial crisis by bailing out the banking system, in a thoroughly capitalist … More
Escaping from the crisis – why we need public ownership of finance (Clarion meeting, 29 May)
6.30pm, Friday 29 May Zoom link to join meetingEventbriteFacebook event Speakers:• Ben Selby, Fire Brigades Union executive council member for … More
“Democracy needs public control over the banks”
Ben Selby is a Fire Brigades Union activist in the East Midlands, representing the region on the FBU’s national Executive … More
Public ownership of finance and the Green New Deal
Please put this motion to your CLP to go to Labour Party conference 2019. *** The motion for a Socialist … More
Why has McDonnell ruled out capital controls?
By Martin Thomas “I want to make it absolutely explicit that capital controls would not happen under a Labour government”, … More
“It’s time to take over the banks” – Fire Brigades Union pamphlet
In 2012 the Fire Brigades Union moved a motion at TUC Congress for public ownership of the banks and finance, … More
Rebecca Long-Bailey is wrong about Labour and the financial crisis
We republish below an article on the Labour Party, the 2007-8 financial crisis and the banking system by North East … More
RMT joins FBU in saying “Nationalise the banks”
By an RMT activist The AGM of the RMT union (24-29 June, Edinburgh) has passed policy calling for public ownership … More