58% of Londoners in poverty live in a working family. This is a 50% increase over the last decade. This equates to 1.3 million people.
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Economics
New Economy Brief: What if all wages went up by inflation?
Inflation-linked wages in Belgium should have produced a wage-price spiral…but they haven’t. In fact, inflation in Belgium is dropping faster than many other economies. Why? Read HERE Photo: EmDee/Creative Commons
Deregulation
Richard Matoušek – In Lisbon, Residents Seek a Vote on Banning Airbnb
‘In Lisbon, soaring tourism has turned tens of thousands of apartments into Airbnbs, pushing out ordinary renters. A referendum on banning short-term rentals in residential buildings could change that.’ In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
German Foreign Policy – Libya: Europe’s Deputy Sheriffs
The EU policy of “Pretend and Defend” with regard to Libya`s coastguard continues. This is a criminal gang, which the EU is portraying as an efficient military institution. There has been no end of reporting […]
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