Political Economy
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Beyond ‘Secret Deals’: Rethinking Devolution in England
The case for devolution is strong in principle. But this might be an appropriate moment to the reconsider the narrow model that has been on offer.
- Devolution
- Parliament
- Trade
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The March Towards Post-Democracy, Ten Years On
The price we have to pay for the loss of trust produced by the supremacy of the profit motive in an economy of highly imperfect competition.
- Trade
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Business and Labour
If Labour offers policies to attract the votes of the non-wealthy, the wealthy are not likely to be favourably impressed. That’s just how partisan politics works.
- Trade
- Labour Party
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Tax and Spending (Again)
The depth of the spending cuts now being implemented by Whitehall departments and local authorities across the UK is unprecedented in postwar Britain.
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Labour Party
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The Coalition's Carbon Crunch
David Cameron’s announcement that the Government would legislate to force energy companies to put customers on their lowest tariffs sounded good for a couple of hours, but it quickly unravelled.
- Trade
- Environment & Climate Change
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Our Economic Prospects After Party Conference Season are Still Dire
The party conference season has ended with no-one any the wiser as to how the British economy will get out of its current dire condition.
- Parliament
- Trade
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The Politics of Inflation Management
An unanticipated and almost wholly unexpected coincidence of economic events occurred in Britain in July 2022.
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Politics and the Business Cycle
"Read my lips: no new taxes" (George Bush, 1988)
- Trade
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Political Aspects of Full Employment: A Reassessment of Kalecki
Michal Kalecki’s 1943 article “Political Aspects of Full Employment” suggested a possible ambivalence of business interests in capitalist economies to the maintenance of full employment.
- Work & Trade Unions
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Michal Kalecki: An Economist of Our Time
Kalecki’s valuable and lasting contributions to economic thought ensures that his importance will be more generally recognised.
