The right will try and push for a new round of cuts after this crisis. It would be economically illiterate to do so, writes Prof Prem Sikka.
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National Politics
Simon Wren-Lewis: If we treat plutocracy as democracy, democracy dies
This is probably one of the finest blogs that Simon Wren-Lewis has ever written. It is a brilliant political and media analysis. Read here
Corruption
Politico: France’s Commission pick Sylvie Goulard rejected by Parliament
When one reads an article like this, one can only ask: Why, oh why, do Europeans put up with the anti-democratic, neo-liberal, corrupt institution? Government should be taken “in house” again. Read here
Economics
Eurozone’s unstoppable V-Recovery – Q4: GDP down by 0.6% and employment up by 0.3% in the euro area
In the fourth quarter of 2020, seasonally adjusted GDP decreased by 0.6% in the euro areaand by 0.4% in the EU,compared with the previous quarter, according to a flash estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical […]
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