finance Articles

Progressive politics in an era of ‘less’ means refocusing the regulatory levers of the state in order to deliver outcomes that contribute towards social democratic goals of greater equality and social justice. An efficient state can still be a muscular state – using...

‘People before profit’. Why the refrain of ‘08 still matters in 2012 In the aftermath of the banking crisis of 2008, the Cooperative party launched The Feeling’s Mutual campaign. Its aim was simple: to campaign for a fairer, more diverse financial sector that was...

'The real game's not over here' - Lou Reed What is the main thing driving the urgency of a solution to the euro crisis? Why, the financial markets, of course. Not because they should be calling the shots, but just the obvious reason, that you need to keep them on...

Labour’ position on Europe has hardened. Last week Douglas Alexander said, ‘Our task is to tell a new story about Britain and Europe’. It was a clear signal to the public that Labour will take a much more hard-headed approach  to the European Union. ‘We shouldn’t dust...