Simon Wren-Lewis: The economic and political cost of UK austerity

While the media has concentrated on the salacious episodes of Harvey Weinstein’s crimes against women. Thomas Frank has taken a political prespective – and as always in the case with his analyses, thought provoking. Read here  

Universities were once seen as the source providing us with a better society. With all the strikes occurring at UK universities we are discovering that they have become breeding grounds for inequality and financialisation. Outside […]

In effect, the EU has embraced a hyper-mercantilist, export-driven growth model, prioritising trade surpluses over internal economic development. This approach has come at the expense of both its own citizens, who face stagnating wages and […]