Even in an election year, nothing succeeds in Congress like failure
In the months leading up to the midterm elections, Congress has been haunted by doomed financial legislation introduced to make a pointMinimum wage is on the ballot in four states a $1 increase wont...
View ArticleMemo to George Osborne: austerity has failed | Richard Seymour
The Tories and their Lib Dem allies might have hoped to go into 2015 with the recession fading and enough voters feeling wealthier. Its not looking that wayElection year draws near. If George Osborne...
View ArticleAn economic system that supports people and planet is still possible
No new vision arose from the ashes after the financial crisis exposed the failings of todays economic system, but while the task is daunting its still within reachI direct an organisation with an...
View ArticleWhat if Britain left the EU?
Budget rows, referendum pledges, Ukip on the rise is Britain heading for an EU exit? It would certainly be a messy divorce after 44 years. But what would it mean for our politics, prosperity and...
View ArticleTony Abbott wants economic reform to be focus at G20 - video
Australia's prime minister, Tony Abbott, the host of the G20 leaders' summit, said he wanted an informal retreat of leaders to discuss economic reform but was open to other issues. "Obviously I would...
View ArticleRevealed: how coalition has helped rich by hitting poor
Study shows gains for wealthier half of population, delivering a blow to George Osbornes claims on fairnessA landmark study of the coalitions tax and welfare policies six months before the general...
View ArticleThe spectre of communism? Europe should fear the spectre of austerity
Germany was at the heart of the struggle between east and west. Now it is at the heart of one between growth and deflationMarx and Engels proclaimed in 1848 that a spectre was haunting Europe the...
View ArticlePolitical Gogglebox: couch critics have their say
David Simonds's take on a TV favourite Continue reading...
View ArticleAn analyst with a rare stamp of authority at least on Royal Mail
Gert Zonnevelds valuation of the postal service was a lot better than the coalitions. Now he wonders what its property is worthSome 13 months ago, as the Royal Mail was preparing to float, a little...
View ArticleG20 climate change statement's evolution reveals backroom battle
Exclusive: Australia is quietly fighting the US and EU to keep the G20 from making a strong statement on climate change action G20 Brisbane follow all the developments liveInitially Australia didnt...
View ArticleRead the G20 small print: summits promise more than they deliver
Brisbane summit action plan relates to living standards, banks, climate change, Ebola and tax evasion and much moreThe G20 is going to boost living standards and create better jobs. It has an 800-point...
View ArticleDavid Cameron warns of looming second global crash
PM says ‘red warning lights are flashing’ against a backdrop of instability and uncertainty, as G20 summit draws to a close David Cameron: red lights are flashing on the global economyDavid Cameron has...
View ArticleWe can’t blame David Cameron if the eurozone stumbles into recession again
As PM warns of economic red lights, it’s fair to say UK’s tax and spending policies are his fault, but not long-term global problemsIt’s a rare treat to hear the phrase “Writing in the Guardian, David...
View ArticleDavid Cameron: Red lights are flashing on the global economy
The G20 meeting in Brisbane made it clearer than ever to me that we in Britain must stick to our long-term economic planSix years on from the financial crash that brought the world to its knees, red...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne: Britain not immune to global economic problems – video
Chancellor George Osborne discusses the state of the global economy on Monday after David Cameron's warning about a repeat of the 2008 financial crash that brought the world to its knees. The Bank of...
View ArticleDavid Cameron's Commons statement on the G20 summit: Politics Live blog
Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including this morning’s Rochester byelection hustings on BBC Radio Kent and David Cameron’s statement on the G20...
View ArticleCameron ‘getting excuses in early’ over global economy and cuts, says Miliband
Labour increases pressure on Tories over government cuts after prime minister’s warning as Japan enters recessionDavid Cameron is guilty of getting his excuses in early, Ed Miliband claimed on Monday,...
View ArticleDon’t cling to Nurse Cameron, there’s a fair way to fix our economy | Polly...
The Tories’ warning on the global downturn is just a way to deflect attention from more austerity to comeDavid Cameron’s pitch in the Guardian that “red warning lights are flashing on the dashboard of...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on the world economy: Mr Cameron’s grim forebodings |...
A prime minister who once talked about sunshine is now at pains to point to storm clouds. The bad news from Europe is real enough, but it only underlines the folly of austerityIn 2010, with the...
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