Church report: Austerity created a “hopelessness” to blame for last summer’s riots
Current economic problems have inspired a hopelessness in young people that triggered ‘destructive and antisocial actions’, according to a Church report.
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Krugman: Government deficits are a consequence of the crisis, not a cause
This country is relying too heavily on pre-crisis policy ideas that have since been disproved.
It’s our culture, stupid
A new Fabian pamphlet, published yesterday, calls on Labour to reach out to an increasingly socially conservative electorate with visions of a fairer society.
G20: Is Obama drawing a line between his approach and Cameron & Merkel’s austerity?
In the G20 Leaders Declaration at the Los Cabos summit in Mexico, has Barack Obama contrasted his approach to the austerity of David Cameron and Angela Merkel.
Economic update – June 2012: The economy – and the government’s policies – going nowhere
The government’s rejection of stimulus measures to promote growth has left the British economy static, with declining growth and increasing inflation.
“We must all be up to this challenge together”: A new social compact for Europe
As austerity takes its toll right across Europe, the European TUC argues for a new direction, based on solidarity and safeguarding Europe’s social model in law.
EU area unemployment up 1.9 million in a year – as Spain’s jobless rate nears 25%
From April 2011 to April 2012, unemployment has risen across the European Union, with Spain’s jobless rate nearing one in four, reports Shamik Das.
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.
UK success on child poverty threatened by austerity programme
A UNICEF report today shows the UK was successful in protecting children from poverty at the start of the financial crisis, but has slipped back under austerity.
Austerity Isn’t Working • Sparpolitik ist keine Lösung • L’austérité ne marche pas
Carlos Mulas, Executive Director of Fundacion IDEAS, tells the story of a new, pan-European campaign against ever more austerity.