Britain Is Picking up the Tab for Trump’s War
Harriet Williamson
Now that’s what I call the art of the deal.
Tag: Economy
Donald Trump Tells Iranian Protesters “Help Is on Its Way”
Donald Trump has again signalled US intervention in Iran, and an Iranian security official has estimated the death toll from ongoing protests to be 2000. Plus: Concerns grow for the health of Palestine Action hunger strikers. With Aaron Bastani, Kieran Andrieu & Séamus Malekafzali.
Landlord Tax and Two-Child Benefit Cap: What Happened in the Budget?
Simon Childs
Won't somebody please think of the landlords?
Ireland’s Basic Income for Artists Has Been a Runaway Success. Why Is the Government so Nervous About Expanding It?
Ellen McVeigh
It’s boosted the Irish economy by £88m.
Heathrow’s Third Runway Would Make Regional Inequality Even Worse
Adam Ramsay
Fire up the wealth extraction machine.
Labour Will End Neoliberalism. Just Not in a Good Way
James Meadway
Rachel Reeves wants a new economic order, but won't end austerity.
Liz Truss’s Downfall Was a Huge Victory for Progressives
Matthew Butcher
Trussketeers have had their day.
Jeremy Hunt’s Budget Didn’t Crash the Economy Again. So Why Aren’t Tories Pleased?
Tom Peters
They crave chaos.
Travelling Across Poland Showed Me That Britain’s Economy Is Broken
Aaron Bastani
By 2030, the average Polish family may be wealthier than their British counterparts.
Wow! The Tories Are Planning to ‘Level Up’ Britain Again
James Morrison
It means almost nothing.
Who Would a Housing Crash Hurt?
Matteo Tiratelli
Probably not the people it should.
Austerity 2.0 is Another Con Job. Don’t Fall for It
James Meadway
The 'black hole' in the public finances is a myth.
Britain’s No-Growth Economy Means Politics Is Only Going to Get More Chaotic
Aaron Bastani
Buckle up.
Middle Britain is About to Get Monstered By Our Economic Model
Aaron Bastani
This isn’t boom and bust - it’s just bust.
Sunak’s Spring Statement Leaves Britons Poorer
Living standards are set to fall this year by a greater amount than at any time in the past 70 years. Did Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement rise to the challenge?
Russia’s War Will Make the Cost of Living Crisis Even Worse
James Meadway
And the Tories are doing nothing to stop it.
The British Empire Wasn’t Just About Race
Kojo Koram
It was a system of political and economic control.
How to Solve the Cost of Living Crisis? Pay Rises, Now!
James Meadway
Leave interest rates out of it.