Economy
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What is happening with inflation – Why aren’t prices falling fast enough?
Wayne Scott Dundee From the Socialist in Scotland Sept 24 Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that inflation…
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The truth about inflation and how to fight it
Hannah Sell, Socialist Party England and Wales general secretary, looks at what lies behind the current inflation crisis and how…
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Capitalism in crisis: world economy heading for turbulent times
Matt Dobson This article was written before the invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s regime, which will add further economic turmoil…
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Workers’ wage increases are not the cause of inflation – capitalism is
Wayne Scott, Unite member In recent months we have seen inflation in the UK hit 5.4% by one measure and…
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China: Bureaucracy grapples with new crises
Hannah Sell, Committee for a Workers’ International international secretariat At the start of October, the International Monetary Fund slightly downgraded…
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Global capitalism at most perilous since 1930s
By Robin Clapp, Socialist Party England and Wales national committee member For over a year, the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked…
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Britain’s fragile Covid equilibrium is coming to an end
The editorial from the October 2020 edition of Socialism Today, issue No.242 It is now over six months since the…
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Highland job losses – Reverse cuts and fight for public ownership
Sean Robertson, Highland Socialist Party Scotland The Covid-19 outbreak is wreaking economic and social havoc in the Highlands. The region…
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Coronavirus pushes world economy towards recession
Editorial from the Socialist - England and Wales edition The biggest one-day fall in stock markets since the financial crisis;…
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Is the world economy heading for a new crisis?
By Ronnie Stevenson A recent editorial in the Economist began with: “Looking for meaning in financial markets is like looking…
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