G20
Cameron’s G20 ignorance risks shutting Britain out of global policy making
If the sad truth is that Cameron simply doesn't care about Britain taking a lead in developing a more multilateral economic approach then so be it. But by doing so he's shutting the UK out of the game - with the US, the G20 and the EU.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
Tom Phillips brings together the major events of the past week in British and international politics as viewed by Left Foot Forward...
Leaked G20 document reveals more handouts to ‘big oil’
A G20 communiqué indicates that eliminating the estimated $250 billion to $500 billion countries pay to make fossil fuels cheaper will now be made "voluntary" and "member specific."
Economics for Gui-d’oh Fawkes
Guido Fawkes claims that "the only member country of the G20 still in recession is the UK." But it's not true: five G20 countries are still in recession.
Has the G20 done enough to avoid another “oh, my god” moment?
In an absolutely fascinating reconstruction of the events that led to the near collapse of the global financial system last […]
G20 leaders must focus on institutions to raise global living standards
Leaders taking part in the G20, G8+5, and G8 summits over the past year have pledged in effect to reconstitute the international economic order along the lines that progressives have been advocating for years. But for these objectives to be achieved they will need to be translated into major structural improvements in the corresponding multilateral and national institutions.