The left shouldn’t celebrate if Osborne is dropped, it could just benefit the Tories
Cameron has a viable and potentially winning game plan once again. Labour must have a better one.
George Irvin
Website George writes for Left Foot Forward on the economy, specialising in taking on the hard-right arguments of the spending slashers. He is a retired professor of economics and is currently (honorary) Professorial Research Fellow in Development Studies at the University of London, SOAS, and is the author of “Super Rich: the rise of inequality in Britain and the US”; his website can be found at www.george.irvin.com.
Will President Hollande be able to turn France – and the Euro Area – around?
George Irvin ponders whether newly-elected French President Francois Hollande will be able to turn France around, much less the entire eurozone.
Budget 2012: It may do nothing for growth, but the fat cats will purr more loudly
Even though the abolition of the 50p tax rate may do nothing for growth, the fat cats will be delighted with George Osborne’s budget, writes Prof. George Irvin.
Greece’s Armageddon: Could the military seize power to ‘restore order’?
With the €130bn Greek bailout package finally approved by the troika, markets appear to be rallying – but it’s far from certain the country is saved.
Syria: There is no simple solution
Direct military intervention in Syria is neither desirable nor possible; in sum, there’s no simple solution, writes Left Foot Forward’s George Irvin.
The Greek debacle
George Irvin unpacks what’s been going on in Greece, and why Athens is right to be angry.
What Labour needs to say about debt
George Irvin argues that Labour shouldn’t have bought in to the narrative about debt, and presents the true economic position.
Osborne proved the doommongers wrong – the economy is even worse than we predicted
The economy has done even worse than Osborne’s critics on the left feared – and now we all have to pay the price.
What happens when Greece defaults?
George Irvin examines the effects of a Greece default, and finds they aren’t positive for Greece or the rest of the eurozone.
How the bond markets shackled European democracy
The bond markets are now riding roughshod over democracy in Europe, dictating policy – and personnel, writes George Irvin.