Not getting it right on booms, slumps and austerity

The following from Professor John Weeks and Ann Pettifor of Prime Economics was published on 15 March 2016, a day ahead of the UK Budget speech by the Chancellor, in the Guardian newspaper: The following from Professor John Weeks and Ann Pettifor of Prime Economics...

George Osborne’s economy isn’t working: time to change tack

Today (16 March 2016) will be George Osborne’s seventh Spring budget. Today (16 March 2016) will be George Osborne’s seventh Spring budget. As with all his previous budgets, he is clinging to the mantra that we need to get the deficit down and austerity is the only...

The Small Details

Yesterday I wrote an email to an editor about a book I have written for 5-8 year olds and which will be published later this year. Yesterday I wrote an email to an editor about a book I have written for 5-8 year olds and which will be published later this year. I had...