Opinion: Jeremy Hunt’s Budget Didn’t Crash the Economy Again. So Why Aren’t Tories Pleased?
by Tom Peters
The budget was a departure from the government's strategy of actively causing chaos and instability, writes Tom Peters.
Tag: Economy
Opinion: Travelling Across Poland Showed Me That Britain’s Economy Is Broken
by Aaron Bastani
The UK is increasingly just a middle-income country with a smattering of rich people. Visit anywhere else in Europe and you’ll see what I mean, writes Aaron Bastani.
Analysis: Wow! The Tories Are Planning to ‘Level Up’ Britain Again
by James Morrison
Rishi Sunak’s overtures about ‘levelling up’ the ‘left behinds’ obscures who really needs help.
Analysis: Who Would a Housing Crash Hurt?
by Matteo Tiratelli
Even if the fabled crash happens, writes Matteo Tiratelli, it might not be good news for renters.
Analysis: Austerity 2.0 is Another Con Job. Don’t Fall for It
by James Meadway
The government is laying the groundwork for another round of cuts to keep big finance happy.
Analysis: Britain’s No-Growth Economy Means Politics Is Only Going to Get More Chaotic
by Aaron Bastani
In the democratic era, economic growth has funded the policies both parties have used to generate consent. Now our economy is stagnating, we should only expect more instability, writes Aaron Bastani.
Analysis: Middle Britain is About to Get Monstered By Our Economic Model
by Aaron Bastani
The Bank of England is predicting that inflation could hit 10% this year. If so, it'll hit Middle Britain for six, argues Aaron Bastani.
Live: 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?
Opinion: Russia’s War Will Make the Cost of Living Crisis Even Worse
by James Meadway
Our living standards are already falling. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead them to plummet. James Meadway explains.
Analysis: The British Empire Wasn’t Just About Race
by Kojo Koram
Young people are waking up to the fact that the British empire was not just about identity and race, but about poverty and wealth, democracy and control, writes Kojo Koram.
Opinion: How to Solve the Cost of Living Crisis? Pay Rises, Now!
by James Meadway
With inflation in the UK hitting a ten-year high, a significant squeeze on living standards lies ahead, writes James Meadway. The most obvious way to stop this is to pay workers more.
Opinion: The Tories’ New ‘Community-Powered’ Plan Is a Cynical Power Grab
by Bertie Russell, Keir Milburn & Kai Heron
The Tories' recent proposal for a new era of 'community-powered Conservativism' is an audacious, though ultimately hollow, bid to park tanks on the left's lawn.
Opinion: Austerity May Be Over, but the Tories Still Aren’t Spending Enough
by James Meadway
With this year's budget, the Tories may have ended austerity, but the spending increases they are proposing aren't nearly enough to undo the damage they have wrought through a decade of brutal cuts.
Live: What’s in Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Budget?
Rishi Sunak's budget may have come with some big spending pledges, but it's nowhere near enough to undo a decade of austerity.
Opinion: The Government’s Net Zero Strategy Is Beyond Disappointing
by James Meadway
Unless the Treasury’s attitude towards borrowing changes, the government's decarbonisation strategy is futile, writes James Meadway.
Live: John McDonnell’s Message to Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak will this week deliver a budget and spending review that will shape how Britain rebuilds following Covid-19. We speak to former shadow chancellor John McDonnell about what he thinks should be in it.
Long Read: Yes, China’s Debt Bubble Might Burst – But the Government Has Far Bigger Problems
by James Meadway
With Chinese property giant Evergrande on the brink of collapse, the Communist party is being forced to reckon with the reckless economic model that enabled it.
Opinion: We’re Burnt Out – and Unless We Demand a New Normal, We Will Be Forever
by Sophie K Rosa
Returning to the neoliberal status quo while processing the trauma of an ongoing pandemic is burning us out, writes Sophie K Rosa. We must imagine a new ‘normal’ - one that allows us room to heal.