The 1970's had similar levels of inflation, but also far lower levels of social inequality. The effects of similar economic shocks, combined with post-Thatcherite levels of inequality, are not g… (View Post)

Societies that are both more equal, and economically performing better, will probably weather the social and economic storms better. The usual suspects - northwestern Europe beyond the UK, and possib… (View Post)

Torsten Bell is absolutely right. It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, though - Sunak did absolutely nothing to stop the both economically and socially lunatic benefit cut last year, eve… (View Post)

Yes, I think a lot of those Australian figures are much older. (View Post)

A grim picture painted by the Greek consul who recently managed to escape from Mariupol. The Russian strategy seems to be completely destroy it as a working or viable city, even if all the buildings … (View Post)