Mentions
What was said, and which frame it usedEvery item the dashboard counts, newest first. The marked words are the phrases that made it count; the tags say whether it used an opposing frame, an MMT-consistent idea, or named MMT. These are keyword matches: whether an item endorses or attacks an idea is shown once our classifier's accuracy is published.
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Amnesty International says Farage putting ‘hate and inhumanity’ over leadership with El Salvador prison plan – as it happened
A spokesperson for the human rights group likened the proposal to ‘financial brutality with British taxpayers’ money’ Andy Burnham has been warned that changing the terms of the prisoners’ early release scheme so PC Andrew Harper’s killers are kept behind bars would force another spate of early releases before the next general election. A dinghy carrying a record 230 people has arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the early hours of Monday. Amnesty International UK has condemned Reform UK’s proposal to send foreign prisoners to serve the rest of their sentences in El Salvador, sayi…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Three Banksy artworks in London have cost taxpayers nearly £150,000
Costs of security and removal efforts have reignited debate over whether work is vandalism or valuable public art Three Banksy artworks have cost taxpayers almost £150,000 in removal efforts, security and other costs, with the bill expected to rise. The largest bill relates to a mural painted on the Royal Courts of Justice in London in September 2025, where efforts to remove it and provide security have so far cost more than £85,000, according to the BBC. The mural depicted a judge in a wig beating a protester with his gavel. Banksy confirmed the work was his by posting an image on his websit…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Millions in England face longer waits for mental health care as NHS providers plan cuts
…f funding for staff and services is being cut, meaningful improvements to the mental health system will be impossible.” Sharon Graham, the general secretary of the trade union Unite, said: “We cannot balance the books on the backs of the most vulnerable in society and by underfunding mental health provision you simply kick the can down the road and it costs more in the long term. “Our members at health trusts across the country are outraged at attempts to cut jobs and services and will be fighting back with the full support of their union.” A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson…
- Opposing frame: Household budget
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‘The End of Laissez-Faire’ and the Case for Economic Rights
…ynes predicted that capitalism’s fiercest battles would be fought over moral questions and not technical ones. Today, Post-Keynesian and other heterodox economists, particularly those associated with Modern Monetary Theory, propose policies such as a universal job guarantee to mitigate deepening inequalities. Yet, neoclassical economics and the laissez-faire model’s appeal endures. This paper identifies a divergence between neoclassical and Post-Keynesian thought located in opposing views of money and the role of the state. Neoclassical economics conceptualizes money as a scarce commodity an…
- MMT-consistent idea: Job guarantee
- MMT by name: MMT by name
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Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules
Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups Ministers will scrap the requirement for companies to prove their green and progressive values before they are awarded government contracts, and instead ask firms to prove they will help young people back into work. As part of a government push to reduce the number of people not in education, employment or training (Neets) in the UK and boost regional growth, public sector buyers will double the consideration they give to whether companies will get more people into jobs, rather than if they…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services
…ist of cuts was accurate as at 7 May. No cuts “will move to implementation without passing through quality impact assessment”, a spokesperson said. “Like all NHS providers we have a responsibility to live within our means so that we can continue to provide high-quality care to the communities we service, now and in the future. Our approach is clinically led and focused on meeting the needs of our service users. We are working closely with our trade unions, colleagues and partners to identify the most effective and sustainable way to deliver the efficiencies required of us, while protecting t…
- Opposing frame: Household budget