Austerity
Larry Elliott: The left must be bold and back a green new deal
Progressives were caught napping by the financial crisis. They cannot not be as ill-prepared next time Read here
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EU politics
Larry Elliot: Only a rupture with the EU will alter the failed status quo
While state und corporate media portray Brexit as neo-fascist, a mental deficiency, or a Russian plot, there are other explanations. We try to bring some of these. It’s not plausible that either Brexit in name […]
Austerity
Larry Elliot: We’re back to the 1930s politics of anger and, yes, appeasement
“Brexit is not the most important issue facing the world; it is not even the most important issue facing Britain.” “Katowice was the real Munich and the feeble UN accord the equivalent of the piece […]
Austerity
Larry Elliot: Macron’s politics look to Blair and Clinton. The backlash was inevitable
Every critical political thinker knew this was the course a Macron government would follow. Let us hope that Marie Le Pen´s claim that the Macron administration was the last stage before her own victory was […]
Economics
Larry Elliot: We overdo our respect for the EU. Britain can flourish outside it
As you may have noticed, our coverage of Brexit has been limited. Due to the degree of hysteria and polemic there has not really been much of what we call “Expertise with a radical face”. […]
Economics
Larry Elliot: To trust each other again, we need to become more equal
The gap between rich and poor has been widening for decades, driving a climate of mistrust that harms us all Read here
Economics
Larry Elliot: ‘The establishment is trying to keep us in the EU’
The Guardian’s Larry Elliott on why we need a clean break from Brussels. Read here
Climate Change
Larry Elliot: Climate change will make the next global crash the worst
The storm clouds are gathering, but the world’s economies now have far fewer shelters from disaster than they did in 1929 Read here
Austerity
Larry Elliot: Austerity is the wrong prescription for the world’s wellbeing
Findings about the impact of a course of heavy-duty cuts on life expectancy make grim reading Read here
Economics
Larry Elliot: Even Amazon must heed the basic laws of economics and politics
Tech giant’s minimum wage rise more to do with looming labour shortage than philanthropy Read here