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Austerity isn’t good for the economy, young people – or anyone else

Georgia Elander 7 December 2014 Austerity isn’t good for the economy, young people – or anyone else2014-12-07T11:41:01+00:00 Comment 2 Comments
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…
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Bernie Sanders on the US debt debacle.

Alasdair Thompson 31 July 2011 Bernie Sanders on the US debt debacle.2011-07-31T20:53:07+01:00 3 Comments
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…
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8 things about Britain’s debt

Adam Ramsay 7 April 2011 8 things about Britain’s debt2011-04-07T19:25:08+01:00 11 Comments
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…
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Dick of the Year: Alistair Darling

Peter McColl 31 December 2010 Dick of the Year: Alistair Darling2010-12-31T14:00:34+00:00 2 Comments
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…
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The Green solution to Unemployment, Deficit and Recession

Peter McColl 25 October 2010 The Green solution to Unemployment, Deficit and Recession2010-10-25T09:37:23+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* 6 Comments
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…
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Why not nationalise to cut the deficit?

Adam Ramsay 12 August 2010 Why not nationalise to cut the deficit?2010-08-12T00:25:36+01:00 5 Comments
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…
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Clueless Cameron u-turns on the economy – again

Peter McColl 2 February 2010 Clueless Cameron u-turns on the economy – again2010-02-02T00:55:47+00:00 UK 4 Comments
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…
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We can’t go on like this. Cut the deficit obsession, not the deficit.

Peter McColl 23 January 2010 We can’t go on like this. Cut the deficit obsession, not the deficit.2010-01-23T10:57:23+00:00 7 Comments
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…
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