If there was any doubters of Turkey being ready for the EU, this proves them wrong. This demonstrates Erdogans ability to decisively deal with economic crisis. He is probably just one dramatic austerity programme away from membership.
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Austerity
Desmond Cohen – Not in it together: the distributional impact of austerity
Are people being taxed fairly? Not in Britain. New data reveals how the tax and benefit changes made since 2010 have disproportionately fallen on the poorest, ethnic minorities, women, children and the disabled. Read here
EU politics
Lorenzo Marsili and Ken Loach: ‘If We Don’t Understand Class Struggle, We Don’t Understand Anything’
Filmmaker Ken Loach on populism, the gig economy, and the importance of transnational solidarity in his movies and beyond. Read here
Finance
Bill Mitchell: Addressing claims that global financial markets are all powerful
Bill Mitchell explains the new United Nations Trade and Development Report 2017. He then offers his own analysis and solutions. Its a long read, but well worth the effort. Read here
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