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- 1Critics attack push to end UK pension triple-lock●Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension. They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty. Govt spen
A claim circulating online argues that neoliberals want to scrap the triple-lock on the UK state pension, accusing them of keeping wages low and leaving millions in poverty. The post cites government pension spending as a share of GDP across G7 countries, showing the UK and Canada lowest at 4.7%, compared with Italy at 12.8% and France at 12%. Supporters of the triple-lock say it protects pensioners; critics say it is fiscally unsustainable.
- 2Is Neoliberalism to Blame for America's Health Care Woes?▼Is Neoliberalism to Blame for America’s Health Care Woes?
A Washington Monthly piece asks whether neoliberalism—the decades-long embrace of market-driven policy—is responsible for the problems plaguing the American health care system. The debate touches on high costs, gaps in coverage, and the role of private insurers, renewing a familiar argument over whether market-oriented reforms have failed patients and whether government should play a larger role in delivering care.
- 3Challenging the 'No Alternative' Claim of Neoliberalism▼For decades we have been told that there is no alternative. # neoliberalism There are always alternatives. The challenge
Commenters are pushing back against the decades-long idea that neoliberalism is the only viable economic model, arguing that alternatives always exist. The real task, they say, is to imagine those alternatives, make them credible, and build the public support needed to put them into practice. The discussion ties economic policy to inequality, politics and human rights, inviting people to think beyond the current economic consensus.
- 4Critics challenge fiscal rules over economic wellbeing▼Neoliberal lies debunked: “ # Economic policy should be judged by # employment , # investment , public # services , # in
Economic commentators are pushing back against neoliberal arguments that fiscal policy should be judged mainly by a government's adherence to fiscal rules and forecasts. They argue policy should instead be measured by employment, investment, public services, inflation, sustainability and people's wellbeing. The critique reflects ongoing debate about whether self-imposed budget rules constrain better economic outcomes.
- 5Fifty Years On, Callaghan's Speech Seen as Britain's Neoliberal Turning Point●A Labour Prime Minister Inaugurated Britain’s Neoliberal Era https:// jacobin.com/2026/09/labour-cal laghan-neoliberalis
Fifty years ago, Labour prime minister James Callaghan used his party conference speech to champion ideas now associated with Thatcherism, including monetarism and limits on state spending. Commentators are revisiting the address, arguing it was Labour, not just the Conservatives, that opened the door to neoliberalism in Britain, a claim sparking debate on the left about the party's economic history.
- 6Democrats Accused of Inaction on Corporate Power●"Asking a neoliberal Democrat to do something about corporate power or economics is like asking a TV doctor to do surger
Matt Stoller's Big Newsletter compares asking a neoliberal Democrat to tackle corporate power to asking a TV doctor to perform surgery. In a monopoly round-up touching on Paramount, Hollywood and California politics, he argues mainstream Democrats are structurally unwilling to confront concentrated economic power. The blunt analogy is circulating among antitrust critics and left-leaning economic commentators.