Thursday, January 30, 2014

Plan A or Plan B spell misery for Scots

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Currency unions between sovereign states are a dangerous business for ordinary people as Greeks under the hammer of Troika-imposed austerit...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Osborne's 'recovery' built on sand

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Just as the ConDem coalition is trumpeting a “return to growth” – one that is more apparent than real – their hopes for a sustained economi...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Jobcentre sanctions used to meet targets

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Lest anyone is under the illusion that job centres are there principally to help the unemployed find work, a quick read of a new report by ...
Monday, January 27, 2014

Blair fans the flames of intolerance

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Still smarting from an attempt at a citizen’s arrest earlier this month for war crimes over the illegal invasion of Iraq, Tony Blair is no...
Friday, January 24, 2014

ConDem con trick can't disguise inequality growth

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The ConDems claim that pay for most rose faster than prices in the year to April 2013 is a con trick that cannot disguise a rapid growth in...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

EU ditches climate change action for growth

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New climate change targets announced by the European Union are a major step backwards and virtually end any chance of keeping global warmin...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Spectre of deflation haunts global economy

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For the first time since 2009 the UK rate of inflation has fallen to the Bank of England’s target of 2%. For most people, whose real income...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Geldof hits the political nail on the head

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Has Bob Geldof joined Russell Brand in seeing the political light? For more than 30 years, Geldof has thrown himself into numerous humanita...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Putin's £31 billion nightmare

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Vladimir Putin says that he is not anti-gay. And adds that he’s even in favour of the right to self-determination. For the macho Russian pr...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Miliband's dream of a new, improved capitalism

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Ed Miliband’s half-baked proposals to increase competition between high street banks – not exactly a burning issue for most working people ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Cameron's fracking big lies

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Prime minister David Cameron is the snake oil salesman for the fracking companies, making claims about jobs and he knows are false while at...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

When a return to 'normal' spells crisis

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Gamblers, speculators and investors on the world’s capital markets are watching and wondering what is going to happen now, in the wake of t...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Egypt's sham referendum

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Referendums by themselves are not necessarily a sign of democracy at work. In fact, the one taking place in Egypt today is precisely the op...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Let us not mourn the 'Butcher of Beirut'

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For every leader such as Tony Blair, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu who are praising the life of Ariel Sharon, there a...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Vote Balls get Clegg. Why bother?

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In 2010, Labour joined in the general vilification of Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg for choosing the Tories over them after the general electio...
Thursday, January 09, 2014

Protection from extreme weather is a democratic question

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The main impact of climate change on the UK will be more frequent and extensive floods. That is the conclusion of every single report and ...
Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Global economy faces turbulent 2014

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Chancellor George Osborne believes he has found a way to secure continued support from the Tories’ corporate backers while embarrassing Lab...