Right-Wing Watch
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
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.
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.