We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
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Labour's austerity is an economic blind alley
In his first of a new monthly economics column MICHAEL BURKE argues that public-sector investment is more effective, more productive than private-sector investment
Rachel Reeves
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
Educators must fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
THE British economy continues to stagnate, with a series of negative consequences for prosperity including pay, poverty and public services.
This stagnation is long-term and so too is the decline in living standards. Cleary, a radical reorientation in economic policy is needed to reverse these trends.
There should be no room for complacency in Downing Street or elsewhere that the economy avoided the technical definition of recession — which is two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
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While slashing welfare and public services, Labour’s spring statement delivers a bonanza for death-dealing bomb merchants. We now see the true and terrible face of austerity 2.0, writes MICHAEL BURKE
Driving down living standards is official policy, along with preaching to workers they must not demand better. In fact, only strikes and resistance will restore economic balance, writes MICHAEL BURKE
In a two-pronged attack, the Tories are cutting wages and gutting unions — but we too, have an agenda to reverse all this. Join us to fight back, writes MICHAEL BURKE
