#uk

In the U.S. the powerful critics of austerity such as Paul Krugman and Robert Reich rightly identify the decline of 'labor' as a problem, and renewing trade unionism part of the solution. Our opportunity is to make the same case in the UK. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#case #critics #decline #identify #labor

Britain is a textbook case of how growing inequality leads to economic crisis. The years before the crash were marked by a sharp rise in remortgaging and the growth of 0 percent balance transfer credit cards. By 2008 the UK had the highest ratio of household debt to GDP of any major economy. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#balance #before #britain #cards #case

The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#come #countries #data #imf #investment

To create art means to be crazy alone forever. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#bukowskisism #poetry #art

A friend of mine jokes that I have a painstaking royalty complex. Like maybe I was a duke in a past life. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#duke #friend #i #jokes #life

The beginning of my career was so brilliant. It wasn't until ten years later that I went, 'Oh, that was a big, fat fluke and, boy, was I ever lucky.' ↗

— Sandra Oh

#big #boy #brilliant #career #ever

I see Santa Claus and Joseph Smith and Luke Skywalker as the same person. ↗

— Trey Parker

#i #i see #joseph #luke #person

In 2004, we had a great year, with Samit Patel, Liam Plunkett, Tim Bresnan, Luke Wright, Alistair Cook. Some groups are not quite as strong. ↗

— Andy Pick

#great #groups #had #luke #quite

ER was one of my favourites. I played a car accident victim who has leukemia. I got to wear a neck brace and nose tubes for the two days I worked. ↗

— Dakota Fanning

#car #car accident #days #favourites #got

Everything I've ever done in my life has been a fluke. ↗