WATCH: Krugman savages the austerians with embarrassing ease
On last night’s Newsnight, Nobel laureate Paul Krugman took apart the arguments of the austerians, clearly, forensically, brilliantly.
Shamik Das
Osborne tries to bury charity tax U-turn – the fifth flip-flop this week
George Osborne was forced into another humiliating U-turn today – this time on the charity tax, the fifth government reverse this week.
Now the EC warns Osborne: Deficit “projected to fall more slowly” due to weak growth
The European Commission today became the latest international body to issue a warning on the state of the UK economy, reports Shamik Das.
Euro 2012: Prepare for racism, anti-Semitism and violence in Poland and Ukraine
As Euro 2012 draws ever near, so the ugly shadows of racism, anti-Semitism and violence loom ever large, set to blight the beautiful game’s big summer bash.
Syria: Assad’s forces “using rape as a weapon”
The savagery of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues to worsen with each passing day, reports Shamik Das.
More than 70% of public want Osborne to U-turn on cuts and adopt a Plan B
George Osborne may have performed reverses on the “pasty tax” and “caravan tax” last night, but it’s on austerity the public really wants a U-turn.
Look Left – Massacre in Syria, the horror of Azerbaijan and a deeper double-dip
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Salmond quits stalling and finally launches independence campaign – as poll says ‘no’
A new poll today revealed only a third of Scots would vote yes to separation, against 57% sticking with the Union, as Alex Salmond launched the ‘yes’ campaign.
Oxfam: Austerians guilty of “bad economics, bad arithmetic and ignoring the lessons of history”
A group of leading economists and social scientists have said austerians are guilty of “bad economics, bad arithmetic and ignoring the lessons of history”.
Balls: “Complacent and out of touch” Cameron and Osborne to blame for deeper double-dip
The UK economy shrank by more than first thought, down 0.3% in the first quarter of 2012, and down 0.6% over the past two quarters – a deeper double-dip.