A large consideration
The UK is in hock to a discordant tune of trillions. Who should pay the piper? Alex Tziamalis writes. Consider debt. The UK owes nearly £2 trillion and now, with …
A large consideration Read MorePublished by Promoting Economic Pluralism
The UK is in hock to a discordant tune of trillions. Who should pay the piper? Alex Tziamalis writes. Consider debt. The UK owes nearly £2 trillion and now, with …
A large consideration Read MoreFrances Coppola warns that looking back is not the best way to move forward During the Cold War, there was a genre of disaster fiction along the lines of “life …
Learning from the pandemic Read MoreComing 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 …
Dependency issues Read MoreAhead 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 …
People living on low incomes already see the economy as ‘rigged’ – so what next after coronavirus? Read MoreThe 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 …
The government wants to turn the UK to “Cayman on Steroids”, warn tax campaigners Read MoreEnglish 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, …
English councils went on property spending spree to offset cuts Read MoreGreece’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 …
Beware Brits bearing myths Read MoreFrom 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 …
Plunder of the Commons by Guy Standing Read MoreAnti-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 …
Lebanese Join Growing Protest Wave Against Austerity and Corruption Read MoreWage 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 …
Austerity policies slowed growth after recession, report says Read More