John McDonnell hosted the book launch of The Cost of Living Crisis’ written by Michael Calderbank

The Cost of Living Crisis clinically exposes the gross injustice of the austerity programme and calls for it to end, advocating a positive programme to replace austerity by curbing excessive profits, taxing the obscenely rich and stimulating the economy by increasing the spending power of all wage earners.

The book details how states and corporations have combined to exploit, oppress, and impoverish millions of people, whilst enriching the already rich and is an invaluable weapon in the hands of all those refuting and rejecting the imposition of austerity.

In launching the book Michael Calderbank has called forthe Conservative Government to be held accountable for the consequences of the pernicious and unjust austerity agenda: