Miriam Brett

Miriam Brett works in critical analysis of the IMF, and is an ex-Senior Economic Adviser to the Scottish National Party.

Intellectual property must be transformed to put the public good before private profits

Patent enclosure by pharmaceutical giants results in many being denied life-saving treatments. It’s time for a new approach.

By Miriam Brett

/ 30 Jul 2020

Intellectual property must be transformed to put the public good before private profits

Brexit: a red, white and blue race to the bottom

The only people that are taking back control from Brexit are the same vested interests that fuelled voter discontent in the first place.

By Miriam Brett

/ 15 Mar 2019

Brexit: a red, white and blue race to the bottom

A fork in the road for Labour

Rather than clutching at the straws of what is clearly a rapidly deteriorating two-party structure, Labour should reconnect with its radical politics in a ‘progressive alliance’.

By Miriam Brett

/ 23 Apr 2015