A solid case
In her recently published book, Tehila Sasson, a modern historian, investigates the origins and impacts of the ideas and implementation of the ‘solidarity economy’. In it, she provides a fascinating …
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Argentina’s poverty rate spikes in first 6 months of President Milei’s shock therapy
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s poverty rate jumped from almost 42% to 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei’ s presidency, the statistics agency reported Thursday, a steep rise …
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Economists have urged Rachel Reeves to loosen the purse strings – here’s why it’s not that easy
A group of economists has publicly urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to reverse her stance on public investment, and relax the Treasury rules that constrain it. They argue in a letter to the …
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Time for a switch
Ellie Standen explains how levies break, dividends divide and it’s time to take back the power industry into the public sector. Keir Starmer’s Labour Government has promised great things in …
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Delivering Despite the Rules
Mark E Thomas and Vince Gomez argue that if Labour sticks too literally to its Fiscal Rules, it will fail to deliver, so creative thinking is needed. When he became …
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Local lucre, little interest
Why did a bid in Bristol to create a city currency fold? Diana Finch tells the tale. When the Bristol Pound came onto the scene, it commanded worldwide attention. It …
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Bank of England’s quantitative tightening could cost Treasury over £96bn over next four years
You may have seen them wielded by prank-loving grandmas in department stores, peeking out from robotic vacuum cleaners, or adorning statues on college campuses. But googly eyes, those cartoon-like eyeballs often found in arts …
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Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund with shares in oil and arms
The Labour Party’s largest-ever donation came from a Cayman Islands-registered hedge fund with shares worth hundreds of millions of pounds in fossil fuels, private health firms, arms manufacturers and asset …
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Analysis: UK’s record-breaking renewable auction ‘will cut consumer bills’
More than 130 wind, solar and tidal energy projects secured funding in the latest round of the “contracts for difference” (CfD) scheme, amounting to 9.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity. This …
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Britain’s bankers want Donald Trump back
LONDON — laAs the U.S. heads for a highly contentious and close election in November, at the top of London’s pragmatic financial district there’s a distinct lack of fear, and …
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