Austerity isn’t good for the economy, young people – or anyone else
Georgia Elander, a member of the Young Greens' National Executive, explains how the government's programme of austerity is hurting young and everyone else. George Osborne’s Autumn Statement was, if nothing…
Bernie Sanders on the US debt debacle.
As the US Congress debates whether to accept a plan to cut $ in spending over 10 years, and raise not one cent in taxes on the rich, let's hear…
8 things about Britain’s debt
1) How big is it? We have had a higher debt: GDP ratio for 200 out of the last 250 years - historically, our debt is very small compared to…
Dick of the Year: Alistair Darling
Reading through the nominations on the blog, I’m struck by the rush to slot the political football into an empty goal. Nominating Donald Trump, Nick Clegg or Lord Browne is…
The Green solution to Unemployment, Deficit and Recession
The country is at an economic turning point. Wednesday was the most significant domestic political event of most of our lives. It was the full announcement of a Comprehensive Spending…
Why not nationalise to cut the deficit?
The national deficit isn't really a problem. Well, at least, certainly not in the short or medium term. The UK government is borrowing less per unit GDP than most other…
Clueless Cameron u-turns on the economy – again
The Tories have backed off proposals to appeal to the frothy mouthed party loyalists and funders. They’ve decided not to drive the economy back into a recession in the first…
We can’t go on like this. Cut the deficit obsession, not the deficit.
There have been a number of mash ups of the David Cameron “We can’t go on like this” poster. Possibly the most entertaining is this: There has been, however, a…