It is the private sector’s failure of investment that is driving the economic crisis – Labour needs to realise that it’s the public sector that holds the key to getting the country back on track, argues MICHAEL BURKE

More cuts, higher taxes or stronger growth – these are options for Labour economic policy, suggests MICHAEL BURKE

It’s the dramatic rise of China with its burgeoning economy that has put the Trump administration into a frenzy – with major implications both at home and abroad, argues MICHAEL BURKE

Under current policy, welfare cuts are just a small downpayment on future austerity, argues MICHAEL BURKE

Exempting military expenditure from austerity while slashing welfare represents a fundamental misallocation of resources that guarantees continued decline, argues MICHAEL BURKE

Washington’s tariff policies become explicable in light of the US economy’s relative decline and the astonishing rise of China, argues MICHAEL BURKE