Grace Blakeley

“The UK economy has been stuck in a slow-moving crisis for 18 years.” @graceblakeley.substack.com argues falling confidence, stagnant wages and rising bills demand a far more ambitious Budget response. Read in full: zeteo.uk/p/the-uks-sl...

The UK economy has been stuck in a slow-moving crisis for 18 years. Wages have stagnated, prices have risen and basic services have been cut – giving rise to a widespread sense that everything is getting worse. If Burnham doesn’t respond, Reform will benefit. substack.com/home/post/p-...

This is an essential message, repeated in all walks of life: '[Journalists] see their job as reporting on the actions of individuals, not analysing the social structures that force some people onto the streets in protest while others flee the scene in private jets.' We need more #OUTSIGHT!

You’ll have heard a lot about violence among French protestors. You’ll hear very little about the violence committed by French police against the protesters. And you’ll hear almost nothing about the violence of austerity. This is not a coincidence. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/class-war-...

Today's decision by Labour to approve new drilling in the North Sea is climate vandalism. It's a betrayal of all of our futures, and Labour has abandoned all credibility in the fight against climate change. This is a victory for Shell over the people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

Die KI nimmt nicht jedem den Job weg. Sie fängt bei den am schlechtesten bezahlten Arbeitskräften an, erklärt @graceblakeley.substack.com in ihrer neuen Kolumne.

The Bubble Will Burst and Big Tech Will Come Out On Top - @graceblakeley.substack.com

Back before 2008, a few savvy investors realised the bubble was about to burst, and purchased credit default swaps that would pay out when it did. Today, there's a surge in CDS trading again - this time, linked to the debt of the big tech companies. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-big-sh...

“You’ll hear very little about the violence committed by French police against the protesters and you’ll hear almost nothing about the violence of austerity.” @graceblakeley.substack.com on France’s protests, cost-of-living crisis and the questions the media aren’t asking. zeteo.uk/p/class-war-...

When will this Labour Government stop tinkering? Thames Water is a busted flush. It's worthless. Cheer up the nation. Nationalise it now. Not a penny compensation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Labour Government are still continuing to arm a genocide. They're still locking up pensioners who hold up cardboard signs. And Palestinians are still being murdered every single day. The Green Party will always unapologetically speak the truth. youtu.be/BKC9mSBFpBA?...

🎯 @graceblakeley.substack.com #Vultures

Our PM @andyburnham.bsky.social swims in murky waters. Excellent read from @graceblakeley.substack.com 👏 graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-uae-co...

In September, Swedish voters defeated a governing coalition that the far right had propped up. But the Center Party is now blocking a new government because it wants to keep Left Party ministers out of the cabinet.

BREAKING: Award-winning game developer House House refuses to release new game “Big Walk” on Microsoft’s Xbox over Microsoft’s complicity in Israel’s genocide against Palestinians.

The latest Sword of Damocles we’re living under!

Big Tech will Win in the AI Crash - @graceblakeley.substack.com graceblakeley.substack.com/p/big-tech-w...

This week's podcast - on how the AI boom is changing the way money moves around the world, the Man City scandal, and more - is now live Substack: graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-roundu... Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheRoundupPo...

Profits generated by AI firms in one part of the global economy are being sucked into US equity markets, fuelling the boom even further. This kind of circularity is typical of periods of overaccumulation - and these tend to end in globe-spanning crises. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-mon...

Yes, we can & must resist the hegemonic control big tech & AI portends. ✊

"The Manchester City Scandal Is About Much More Than Football" This is not just a story of cheating in sport. It is a story that reveals the venality of our own government and the limits of British democracy, writes @graceblakeley.substack.com for Zeteo UK:

Here's something the media is hardly talking about. This Government is set to oversee the steepest fall in living standards in modern times - unless they change course fast. In less than two weeks Labour faces a stark choice - will they tax wealth and back the majority?

"From the AI bust, a new set of Mega Big Tech companies will emerge. These companies would not just control markets – they would control entire societies. They would be hegemonic. The ultimate capitalist planners." graceblakeley.substack.com/p/big-tech-w...

This is not just a story of cheating in sport. It is a story that reveals the venality of our own government and the limits of our own democracy.” @graceblakeley.substack.com looks beyond Manchester City’s finances to Britain’s relationship with the UAE. zeteo.uk/p/the-manche...

Latest podcast ep - on monopoly capitalism and AI, Trump's fracturing base, and the Spanish housing protests - out now. Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-... Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheRoundupPo...

This is it!!!! It's the difference between a narrow loss or a Green WIN. And that difference is you!! Final sign ups for tomorrow 👇🏽 forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

Previously unseen lobbying shows the oil and gas industry is misleading government on North Sea drilling. For now, it looks like Burnham is listening to them. Only a Green win tomorrow will force them to listen to us. New analysis from Influence Map 👇

From the AI bust, a new set of Mega Big Tech companies will emerge – with even more power than they currently command. These companies would not just control markets – they would control entire societies. They would be hegemonic. The ultimate capitalist planners. open.substack.com/pub/zeteouk/...

“From the AI bust, a new set of Mega Big Tech companies will emerge – with even more power than they currently command.” @graceblakeley.substack.com on how an AI crash could strengthen Big Tech. Read more and subscribe: zeteouk.substack.com/publish/post...

"Trump is now losing support from two directions. He is losing independent and moderate voters over his terrible handling of the economy; and he is losing much of his base over issues like corruption, corporate capture, and his assaults on civil liberties." substack.com/home/post/p-...

Your home is not going to increase in value at the same rate as your parents’. The housing bubble is over. The post-crisis era of very cheap debt is over. Inflation is back. There will be no repeats of the extraordinary era between 1990-2020. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-housin...

One from last yr but still supa-relevant as our societal despair increases. Always good thought-food from @graceblakeley.substack.com My fave quote from this article “Work No Longer Pays – but Wealth Does” a society will never flourish on those terms no matter how many migrants u blame.

“Economic participation has become a trap, leaving people stuck between low pay, astronomical housing costs, collapsing public services, & the disappearance of meaningful social connection.” Generation Despair - @graceblakeley.substack.com graceblakeley.substack.com/p/generation...

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NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social

This week's podcast is now live on Substack and Patreon. Substack: graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-roundu... Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheRoundupPo...

“Our social care system is completely broken and does need fundamental reform.” Andy Burnham has called for NHS-style social care. @graceblakeley.substack.com argues that care workers, people receiving it and families must have a say in shaping it. Read and subscribe: zeteo.uk/p/the-only-l...

“These deaths are, of course, preventable. But preventing them takes political will & cash. The worst effects of climate breakdown are setting in just as the West decided to cut off aid to poor countries.” - @graceblakeley.substack.com graceblakeley.substack.com/p/this-el-ni...

This week's podcast is now live on Substack and Patreon Substack: substack.com/@graceblakel... Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheRoundupPo...

"Whilst this system is very much not working for the majority of people, for the small minority who govern this system, it absolutely is working. So all of thethings that make us think of chaos and catastrophe and apocalypse are creating profits for those at the top." @graceblakeley.substack.com

Not just the UK, sadly. This is a coup of western democracies by mentally ill tech billionaires with Bond Villian agendas.

“It’s not too late to kick Palantir out of our democracy.” Tom Watson has joined Palantir as the US surveillance firm expands its reach across the British state. @graceblakeley.substack.com investigates. zeteo.uk/p/palantir-h...

"Why Is a Labour Lord Now Paid by Palantir – and What Does it Mean For Our Democracy?" Ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson just got hired by a controversial US tech company seeking taxpayer-funded state contracts. @graceblakeley.substack.com for Zeteo UK on the corrupting of our politics:

"The sense of economic decline that drives support for the far-right is real. But it is not caused by migrants. It is caused by the greed of capital." @graceblakeley.substack.com is right. As I argue in ANTI FASCIST ECONOMICS, that's why only an economics of essentials can turn the tide.

“Hiring a politician really is one of the best investments a big company can make.” @graceblakeley.substack.com examines Tom Watson’s new role at Palantir and what the revolving door between politics and corporations means for British democracy. zeteo.uk/p/palantir-h...

This story is about so much more than one man and one company. It’s about the corruption of our British democracy through the subtle intermingling of the financial and political interests of our political class and the world’s most powerful corporations. open.substack.com/pub/zeteouk/...

When solidarity with Palestinians becomes something to be feared, fear itself becomes part of the landscape. We are not talking about an abstract idea; we are talking about people living through genocide, and then being asked to remain silent out of fear that their