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politics and the economy
Down Under: the danse macabre of labourism
spiked,
24 August 2010
The political quake in Australia echoes what is also occurring in Britain and across Europe: the final demise of social democracy.
Weltuntergangswahn
Capital,
3 June 2010
Essay: Immer wenn ein Vulkan ausbricht oder eine Grippe, bereiten uns die Behörden auf das Schlimmstmögliche vor. Der Kampf gegen den Weltuntergang wird zur Routine. Der Schaden, den dieses Denken auslöst, ist gewaltig. Nicht nur, weil ein paar Flüge ausfallen.
Bad bigots and good bigots: politics after the election
spiked,
10 May 2010
Gillian Duffy was written off as a ‘bigot’ by the same liberal elite that sanctions bigotry and hatred towards its political opponents.
We want to vote, but…
spiked,
7 May 2010
spiked writers give their first impressions of a changeable and chaotic election. Frank Furedi reflects on public engagement.
The day the political oligarchy stood exposed
spiked,
4 May 2010
'Bigotgate' is the most telling moment of the election, capturing the unspoken clash of values and attitudes between the rulers and the ruled.
Jobbik: an extreme form of the politics of identity
spiked,
12 April 2010
The advance of the far right in Hungary’s elections shows that zombie politics can potentially make a big impact in public life today.
Anything ‘sustainable’ is not worth having
spiked,
1 December 2009
A challenge to the cult of sustainability and restraint that is growing in response to the economic recession.
Al-Megrahi and the crisis of political leadership
spiked,
24 August 2009
The British government’s mismanagement of the al-Megrahi affair exposes its utter lack of intellectual, moral and political authority.
The experience of the recession
BBC World Service,
10 August 2009
Interview on BBC World Service.
Why the state cannot save the economy
spiked,
18 June 2009
Instead of having arid debates about the state versus the market, we must create institutions and policies that can restructure the economy.
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