After ten years of wrongheaded and brutal spending cuts, Keynes’s warning that bad economics produces political extremism is more important than ever.
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EU politics
Thomas Piketty: 1789, the return of the debt
One of the ideas raised by the yellow vests is the possibility of a referendum on the cancellation of the public debt. For some, this type of proposal, already heard in Italy, demonstrates the extent […]
Climate Change
238 Academics: The EU needs a stability and wellbeing pact, not more growth
This week, scientists, politicians, and policymakers are gathering in Brussels for a landmark conference. The aim of this event, organised by members of the European parliament from five different political groups, alongside trade unions and […]
Austerity
counterfire: Brexit and the left, two years on
Here is the take on Brexit by the British socialists: Read here
How austerity broke Britain – and how we can recover is an excellent article.
We must act on it