Category
Economics, Finance and Money
Filters Topics: Timeline:
The Coronavirus Crisis: Can Rishi Sunak Win the Peace, Not Just Fight the War?
Gareth Roberts argues that the Chancellor must not revert to type after the COVID-19 pandemic eases and preside over the continued under-funding of public services.

The Coronavirus Crisis: More Austerity Doesn't have to be the Answer to a COVID-19 Recession
Stephen Colegrave on why using austerity to justify the right-wing claim that the 'cure is worse than the disease' is so damaging in the fight against the Coronavirus.

The Coronavirus Crisis: Hung Out to Dry
Otto English reports on how the COVID-19 outbreak has revealed the worst of corporate greed, as employees are left without their salaries being paid and are told to rely on Government support.

The Coronavirus Crisis: Trump is Choosing Mass Graves Over Social Distancing to Save the Stock Market
The lives of Americans are being put in grave danger because of the President's incompetence, misinformation and narcissism, says CJ Werleman.

EXCLUSIVE COVID-19 SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Part Three – Behavioural Scientists told Government to use ‘Herd Immunity’ to Justify Business-As-Usual
In the third part of his investigation, Nafeez Ahmed reveals how laissez-faire attitudes have hampered a proper response to the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK.

EXCLUSIVE COVID-19 SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Part Two – Government Documents Reveal Concern for 'Economic' and 'Business' Impacts Prevented Early Action
Nafeez Ahmed on evidence that Boris Johnson's Government was more focused on saving money than lives when it came to issues such as school closures.

Can Rishi Sunak's Budget Satisfy the New Red Wall Conservatives?
Mike Buckley provides an analysis of why he believes the Government's first budget – and the pressures of the Coronavirus outbreak – will be unable to satisfy its new Red Wall Conservative voters.

The Coronavirus Crisis: Hospitality Industry Pushed Towards Catastrophe
Stephen Delahunty reports on why the Chancellor's £330 billion rescue package for businesses won't be enough to stop the hospitality industry from going under due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
The Coronavirus Crisis: Is £330 Billion Going to Get to the Right People?
Stephen Colegrave investigates whether the new UK Government support package is going to help the working population or just prop up big business.
The Coronavirus Crisis: Mistake Over 'Herd Immunity' Has Cost Us Vital Time
Mike Buckley sets out the Government's strategy towards the COVID-19 outbreak so far and explores why its handling of it already raises much bigger questions about the country's governance – concerns which have been there all along.
The Coronavirus Crisis: We Need to Bail Out the British Public
Stephen Colegrave considers those who are vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and how important it is for the Government to support them.
The Coronavirus Crisis: Debt and No Savings Will Leave Millions Vulnerable
The COVID-19 outbreak is causing significant concern for the global economy and individual households.
Gambling: A 70% Growth in Revenue Increases Suffering
Iwan Doherty and Stephen Colegrave look at how the huge growth in gambling activity and revenue has grave consequences for society.
EXCLUSIVE Nine Trillion Dollars: Global Trade Hi-Jacked By Criminals
As Boris Johnson plans controversial Free Trade Zones, Mark Conrad reports on how UN Sustainable Development Goals are at risk due to the expansion of trade fraud.