Today’s global economy may look like that of the 1970s, but the crises we face are worse
Drawing parallels between recent price shocks and the fiscal turbulence of 50 years ago is misleading.
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Migrant mathematics: the real calculation behind Sunak’s refugee crackdown
While overseeing record net migration, the Prime Minister is making a show of zero tolerance towards asylum seekers.
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To succeed, Keir Starmer needs to be much more than “business friendly”
Labour should forge a new settlement that prioritises the common good over private profit.
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The Deliveroo dystopia: how London dehumanised a collapsed courier
Riders like Mohamed are invisible to us until something goes wrong.
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Keir Starmer’s economic model isn’t Blairism – it’s ordoliberalism
The Labour leader’s emphasis on economic institutions resembles the philosophy behind Germany’s social market.
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The myth of the “fiscal black hole” has been exposed
How did a £70bn “hole” become a £30bn “surplus”? The answer is that we’re doing economic policy wrong.
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Italy is too large to save but cannot be left to fail. Eventually, something has to give
While Giorgia Meloni claims she wants her country to stay in the eurozone, its deep economic problems might pull her…
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Mariana Mazzucato: “Consultancies depend on weak governments”
The economist and author of The Big Con reflects on why capitalism is broken.
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