Dependency issues
Coming out of the pandemic crisis will be a difficult political and economic balancing act for the Eurozone. And Germany stands to topple, says Dirk Ehnts. The Eurozone is a …
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People living on low incomes already see the economy as ‘rigged’ – so what next after coronavirus?
Ahead of the 2019 election, Boris Johnson’s Conservatives made moves to brand themselves as “post-austerity”. Big promises to rejuvenate neglected parts of the country won them votes in unexpected places. And …
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The government wants to turn the UK to “Cayman on Steroids”, warn tax campaigners
The Tax Justice Network (TJN) has accused the UK government of wanting to use Brexit to cut regulations in order to attract dirty money. After the European Union added the …
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English councils went on property spending spree to offset cuts
English councils went on a massive £6.6bn commercial property spending spree over the past three years, buying office buildings and shopping centres to offset the impact of government funding cuts, …
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Beware Brits bearing myths
Greece’s slide into depression became a cautionary tale told by Tories to get the UK to do its austerity duty. But a decade on, where there is now hope in …
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Plunder of the Commons by Guy Standing
From Publisher: We are losing the commons. Austerity and neoliberal policies have depleted our shared wealth; our national utilities have been sold off to foreign conglomerates, social housing is almost …
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Lebanese Join Growing Protest Wave Against Austerity and Corruption
Anti-austerity protests have swept Sudan, Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, and now Lebanon. As’ad Abukhalil discusses how Lebanon is joining what seems like a second Arab Spring focused on a demand for …
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Austerity policies slowed growth after recession, report says
Wage increases halved, and working houses in poverty more than doubled. The growth of the GDP and living standards were significantly slower in countries with austerity-driven policies than those without …
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Everyday Life in Austerity Family, Friends and Intimate Relations by Sarah Marie Hall
From Publisher: This book is about the impact of austerity in and on everyday life, based on a two-year ethnography with families and communities in ‘Argleton’, Greater Manchester, UK. Focused …
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Home Truths
Government spending that is not investment is like continual partying and drinking. Tanweer Ali tells how austerity was sold as common sense. In the early days of David Cameron’s coalition …
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