Here once again are most of the arguments for ending austerity and investing in the UK’s future and its people. The logic is valid for most EU nations. Read here Please see Simon Wren-Lewis on […]
While the Conservative government continues unperturbed its austerity programme the dramatic consequences for society are becoming increasingly visible. The tragedy is that behind all these neutral numbers there are real human beings. Read here
Simon Wren-Lewis answers five basic questions concerning national debt: The country will go bankrupt When will the debt be paid off? Money could go on something more useful than paying interest Why should my taxes […]
One in five of the population of the UK live in poverty – this includes 8 million working-age adults, 4 million children and 1.9 million pensioners. The not surprising news is that much worse is […]
Since we launched BRAVE NEW EUROPE we have stressed the violence of austerity. In 2013 David Stuckler and Sanjy Basu wrote a convincing book entitled “The Body Economic – Why Austerity Kills” concerning the short […]
A country that stops investing in public infrastructure will find everything it does becomes more difficult. Read here
In neo-liberalism everything is a commodity, there to be exploited by the “New Meritocracy” of business people. In the UK they are now plundering what were once true bastions of meritocracy: universities. Read here
An essential element of the neo-liberal discourse is that leftist political parties always increase the national debt; parties on the right do not. They are fiscally responsible. In his article Richard Murphy takes the trouble […]
“The latest – EIB Investment Report 2017/2018 – published last week by the European Investment Bank tells anyone who cares to take those Europhile Rose Coloured Glasses off for just a second how deep the failure of […]
We have posted a number of articles and links concerning how austerity kills. In this article Simon Wren-Lewis analyses this phnomena in the UK and other European nations Read here
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