Tag: economics
Sunak’s Furlough Rollback Shows the Government’s Priorities Are All Wrong
James Meadway
Don’t Fight the Last War: Why the Left Needs to Look Beyond Austerity
James Meadway
This Week’s Oil Price Slump Signals Economic Dangers Ahead
James Meadway
The Coronavirus Crash (With Adam Tooze)
As economies around the world go into deep freeze, Aaron Bastani is joined by economic historian Adam Tooze to discuss the scale of the downturn and what it means for modern capitalism.
The Great(er) Recession
How much of our economy will survive the COVID-19 recession? What will come next? Plus, the government’s testing fiasco, with Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani and James Meadway.
The Covid Financial Crisis Will Require a Much Stronger Response Than the Last Crisis
James Meadway
Coronavirus Will Expose the Vast Inequality Between the Global North and South
Grace Blakeley
Pandemic Insolvency: Why This Economic Crisis Will Be Different
Bue Rübner Hansen
We Must Democratise Our Economy or Face an Era of State Monopoly Capitalism
Grace Blakeley
Don’t EU Want Me Huawei? What Plans for Our 5G Network Signal About Post-Brexit Britain
James Meadway
Labour’s Economic Plans: What Went Wrong?
James Meadway
Why Labour’s Tax Plans Will Be a Sharp Shock for Corporate Tax Avoiders
Iwan Doherty
Are the Tories Actually Strong on the Economy? 🤔
The Tories like to present themselves as the party of economic credibility. But after nine years in power is that really true?
Paying for the Planet? Ann Pettifor on the Green New Deal
James Butler is joined by Ann Pettifor, author of The Case for the Green New Deal.
Not Liberal, Not Democrats?
The Lib Dem conference, Johnson’s renegotiation, plus Ann Pettifor’s new book on the Green New Deal. With Ann Pettifor and Tom Kibasi.
Free Money for Everyone!
Free money for everyone – sounds bonkers, right? Well maybe not. With advocates of UBI (Universal Basic Income) popping up everywhere, perhaps this is the solution to increasing populations and technological innovations.
Millennial Socialism
The capitalist press have clocked “millennial socialism”. Can they deal with an egalitarian future? Michael Walker is joined by Aaron Bastani and Callum Williams of the Economist.