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James Meadway

James Meadway is an economist and Novara Media columnist.

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A stock broker sits in front of a falling share price index.

Analysis: Bank Bailouts Aren’t the Start of Another Global Crisis. But They Should Still Have Us Worried

by James Meadway

Protesters hold a Don't Pay campaign banner during the demonstration at Victoria Embankment. Thousands of people from various groups took part in The People's Assembly Britain is Broken march through Central London demanding a general election, an end to Tory rule, and action on the cost of living and climate crisis.

Analysis: If You Thought 2022 Was Bad for Your Bank Balance, Just Wait for the Sequel

by James Meadway

Jeremy Hunt gives the autumn statement

Analysis: The Tories Are Too Weak to Make Big Cuts Now, So They’ve Pushed Them Into the Future

by James Meadway

Jeremy Hunt. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

Analysis: Austerity 2.0 is Another Con Job. Don’t Fall for It

by James Meadway

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks at Labour Party conference in Liverpool,

Analysis: Rachel Reeves Speech: Labour is Rehashing Corbynite Policies Without Explaining How It Would Pay for Them

by James Meadway

A blonde woman wearing a blue dress sits at a desk besides a union jack flag, writing in a document

Analysis: We’ve Won an Energy Bills Freeze. Now Let’s Demand More

by James Meadway

Analysis: Taxes Aren’t Driving Sky-High Fuel Prices, Profiteering Bosses Are

by James Meadway

Private First Class Jeremy Bauth, of the Colorado National Guard's 220th Military Police Company, stands guard at a checkpoint during a US National Guard operation in 2018 outside of Fort Greely, Alaska, 28 February 2018. Photo: Specialist Michael Risinge / US Army National Guard

Long Read: The Next World War Could Be Over the Arctic

by James Meadway

05/05/2022. London, United Kingdom.The Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts the Prime Minister's Business Council with The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, The Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi and The Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Tim Hammond / No 10 Downing Street

Opinion: Of Course Sunak Says Inflation Can’t Be Fixed. Fixing It Would Mean Taxing Billionaires Like Him

by James Meadway

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak visits Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub, a government funded sports facility in west London, where he helped with a grassroots football training session and was presented with an England shirt

Analysis: The Tories Expect Massive Public Demands on the Cost of Living Crisis. Why Aren’t We Making Them?

by James Meadway

Vladimir Putin rolls his eyes

Opinion: Russia’s War Will Make the Cost of Living Crisis Even Worse

by James Meadway

Boris Johnson UK government army military

Opinion: The Tories Want to Increase Military Spending During a Cost of Living Crisis

by James Meadway

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