Tag: austerity
Paying for the pandemic – war lessons for Labour
Dennis Leech argues that when it comes to paying for the pandemic, Labour should learn the lessons of the two world wars: austerity is not sound economics for recovery
Tories in budget U-turn
Dennis Leech sees the partial ditching of austerity as the sign of a new type of Tory government and an indication Labour needs to change tack
Local government on the brink
Duncan Bowie explains how eight years of an austerity straitjacket has pushed many councils to the verge of collapse. But does Labour have an...
It’s crunch time for local Labour
Tom Miller on holes in the dented shield
Local government is looking increasingly threadbare in the face of austerity. The trend adopted by ‘localist’ Conservatives has been to cut and...
“On your bike”
Amy Edwards sees May's Tories cutting everything, even that which might spite their own face
In 1981, Norman...
Prem Sikka on shrinking the state
Austerity can only be ended by a shift in political philosophy argues Prem Sikka
Within minutes of the...
The Undeserving Poor
Without tough opposition to Osborne’s welfare cuts Labour risks becoming an irrelevance, says John Percival
Let Greece breathe
In seeking an end to austerity Greece’s left government is fighting for all Europe says Marina Prentoulis
The victory of Syriza on 25 January was...
Yanis Varoufakis: The second man of our Greek moment
Greece's freshly minted finance minister is London this week. Since Syriza's earth shaking win in Greece last month, Yanis Varoufakis has been making some...
Greece must not stand alone
Mike Davis on why support for the new Greek government is vital and in Labour’s interests
Hope, dignity, bread could summarise the slogans of the...
Frank Lee sees a European Spring, but calls for caution
Frank Lee is encouraged by the landslide victory of Syriza in Greece but sees huge challenges ahead
The welcome electoral success of Syriza in the...