Simon Wren-Lewis: Dani Rodrik talks straight on trade

To date, labor clauses in trade agreements have remained a fig leaf, neither raising labor standards abroad nor protecting them at home. Real change would require a significantly different approach, including how trade agreements uphold […]

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  

‘Value for money’ for public contracts is a colossal failure. Labour’s leader is right: the state should support manufacturing Read here