Laurie Laybourn-Langton: Lies, damn lies, and GDP

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  

At least Monsanto, Bayer and the other multinational pesticide and GMO seed producers are still earning billions. Like Peter Thiel, those making the profits are probably buying estates in New Zealand, where they can go when the environmental […]

There are many reasons for stagnant wages but the most salient was the sell out by the leftist parties, in Europe the Social Democrats. Read here