Austerity has become the global default response to tough economic times. But New Zealand should be prioritising investment over cuts to foster long-term growth.
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Austerity policies cut Britain’s brief recovery from the financial short and brought recession, stagnation and growing poverty.
Can today’s crisis in mental health be seen as the result of neoliberalism, the 2007/08 financial crisis and the austerity policies that followed?
In order to tackle inequality, we need to understand what drives resistance to it and government responsiveness.
The government says its reforms have supported people from all backgrounds. They have done nothing of the sort.
A Brexit would be a chance to actually create a European project – but the EU needs to be dismantled first.
The future of democracy depends on developing a left-wing populism that can revive public interest by mobilising political passions in the fight for an alternative to neoliberal de-democratisation.
Two academics try a question from the exam – and don’t do very well.
New research shows texting combined with rising levels of youth unemployment were primary drivers of the unrest that has unsettled Europe.
A group of performers is using music and dance to highlight inequality, austerity and racism in Spain.
The new Labour leader’s arrival coincides with a new phase in European politics – the rise of the left.
After 206 turbulent days in power, Alexis Tsipras now presides over a coalition in tatters.
What might feel like a victory this morning for eurozone leaders and lenders has only served to feed a eurosceptic beast.
From rail strike threats to new anti-strike legislation, the Tory election success looks set to bring tensions to the boil in the coming weeks and months.
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