24 - Inflation Blues

In which Ben and Jacob discuss the naïve and often-repeated cry to 'abolish' factionalism in political parties, before turning to the brain-hurty subject of inflation. What's causing it, what can be done, who benefits?We recorded this on 31/07.Discussed in this episode:Dennis Glover, It's Time for Labor to Dismantle its Factions, The Saturday Paper: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2022/07/30/its-time-labor-dismantle-its-factionsRonan Burtenshaw, Mick Lynch is Tired of Workers Getting Screwed, Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/2022/07/mick-lynch-interview-rmt-uk-rail-strikeRichardson, Saunders & Dennis, Are Wages or Profits Driving Australia's Inflation?, TAI: https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Are-wages-or-profits-driving-Australias-inflation-WEB.pdfBen Eltham, To Solve Australia's Cost-of-Living Crisis, Labor Should Tax Superprofits, Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/2022/07/australian-cost-of-living-inflation-alp-albanese-tax-profits