By Michael Roberts Amid the searing heat of this European summer, Spain’s citizens go to the polls today to elect a new parliament. Spain (unlike
Category: International Archive
Frying in France
By Michael Roberts As I fry in record temperatures in the south of France, the concept of a short sunny vacation away from the vagaries
By Michael Roberts The latest employment report from the OECD is a real eye-opener on the cost of living crisis and whether wage rises or
By John Pickard Since the end of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Loyalist paramilitaries that had been active have not disarmed, but have largely
By Michael Roberts Branko Milanovic, former chief economist at the World Bank, has become the leading analyst on global inequality. Starting with his book, Worlds
By Michael Roberts Global economic growth is slowing. There is a global manufacturing recession already in place: the latest surveys of economic activity in the
Young members of UNITE move resolution on Palestine
By Steve McKenzie, Unite Community member Resolution number 44 on the agenda of the Unite policy conference (beginning next week) is from the National Young
Israel’s bloody military assault on the Palestinian city of Jenin might satisfy the far right of Israel, and Israeli settlers in particular, but it will
By John Pickard The Wagner revolt against the Russian army leadership has fizzled out ignominiously and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been forced into exile.
By Michael Roberts The 2023 Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC23) ended in London last Friday. It was a continuation of the cycle of meetings beginning in
