When prescription medication is unaffordable

by | Jul 9, 2017

We know that millions of people on low incomes often go without essentials such as food and heating. We know that millions of people on low incomes often go without essentials such as food and heating. However, if they live in in England there may be another essential...

Government-created destitution

by | Jul 2, 2017

A few days ago (29 June 2017) there was an event in Westminster – ‘The Co A few days ago (29 June 2017) there was an event in Westminster – ‘The Conservative Route to Fighting Poverty: lessons from the last seven years’. The keynote speaker was Iain Duncan Smith.On...

Analysing the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis

by | Jun 30, 2017

It is now four weeks since this latest crisis between Qatar on the one hand, and Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt on the other, erupted on 5 June 2017. It is now four weeks since this latest crisis between Qatar on the one hand, and Saudi Arabia, the UAE,...

Two magic money trees and a helicopter

by | Jun 28, 2017

When the end of austerity is proposed, well-worn arguments are rehearsed. When the end of austerity is proposed, well-worn arguments are rehearsed. The national economy is compared to a household, the budget deficit compared to spending on a credit card, and the famed...