By John Pickard Two stories in the Belfast Telegraph this week underline the baleful effect of sectarian politics on the living standards of working class
Category: International
By Richard Mellor in California So I read in a Reuters report this morningthat two guys from a Danish group burned the Koran outside the
By Andreas Bulow When Pedro Sánchez gave his (somewhat boring) speech on election night last night, he was interrupted by thunderous battle cries: NO PASARÁN,
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
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
