tours of Greece: Life and Debt in Thessaloniki
By Nick Dearden - this blog first appeared on the website of the Jubilee Debt Campaign, of which he is director. Nick is currently in Greece on a fact finding…
It's time to reclaim our economy for global justice
By Kara Moses What is the economy? An abstract pseudoscience constructed by experts that has little to do with the average citizen? Simply the way money flows through a society?…
Film: The horse meat scandal explained in 2 minutes
By Peter Lefort and Richard Roaf
Response: the IF campaign is no government cheerleader
Chris Hegarty is Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor at Christian Aid Scotland, and Chair of the IF campaign in Scotland. Last week’s Bright Green Scotland blog about the IF campaign…
Graph: train fares rise while wages drop
Matthew is media officer to Green Party MEP Keith Taylor Campaigners and politicians joined forces across the country this morning as part of a protest against spiralling train fares. I…
London event: Austerity is working – for the 1%
Join us for an inspiring day of discussion, film & workshops in London. The welfare state is under attack, workers’ rights are being eroded and poverty and inequality are on…
Video: Awesome interview with Iceland's president – how they saved their economy
Davos, as someone else has said, is where the rich gather to work out how to get richer. So, it's a joy to see this Al Jazeera interview with Olafur…
An open letter to my bailiffs
To whom it may concern, thank you for your letters requesting £1000. Thank you in particular for the recent letter regarding a "Distress Warrant". It is a helpful reminder that…
North Korea now – from our own correspondent
“Things could be bad in China under Mao.” My very drunk Chinese communist party friend slurred as he leaned forward over the table. “Almost as crazy as in North Korea…
Rail privateer finds privatisation works, he couldn't be more wrong
By George Woods If the publication of the Brown Report passed you by last week, don’t be too hard on yourself. The media greeted the government’s review on rail franchising…