Common Space: ‘A sanitised version of the nineteenth century workhouse’: 10 damning conclusions from the new UN poverty report

Is this the future of democracy in the EU? The Spanish government calls for new elections in Catalonia. The pro-independence parties win. One leader is kept in prison, the other outside of Catalonia. This is […]

Why was austerity popular? “Many people would argue that the macroeconomic case for fiscal stimulus was complex, while simple analogies between governments and households were easier to grasp. However I have also argued that the […]

Norway became one of the richest countries in the world thanks to its vast reservoirs of oil and natural gas. As green energy takes root, utilities and grid companies want to replicate some of that […]