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BRITAIN could run a £45 billion deficit and have more jobs and higher wages than today, Labour MP Michael Meacher said yesterday.
Mr Meacher will today launch “What the main parties are not telling you,” his new book that blows a hole through the economic arguments for austerity.
The book’s Budget day release is designed to debunk Chancellor George Osborne’s argument that we need more cuts to wipe out Britain’s £95bn deficit.
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Only an ambitious programme of state-led investment can restore growth and improve living standards, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Investing the £75 billion slated for defence spending on a green new deal, healthcare and education would create jobs and help communities far more than weapons spending, argues UCU general secretary JO GRADY
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE