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It used to be said that voters were primarily concerned with "the economy, stupid": Grow the

Turkmani is a Senior Research Fellow at LSE working on the war economy in Syria

University of London. His new book is ‘The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the

and more people with more disposable income created more demand in the economy, creating more jobs and

change, which it considers a non-problem, poses to the world economy. Yet from an environmentalist

s financial reforms could win an election – and crash the UK economy The chancellor

University of London. His new book is ‘The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the

January 2009, Jim Killock has led campaigns against three strikes and the Digital Economy Act, the company

y Adriana Abdenur / 13 Nov 2025 Opinion / Climate finance calls for a new economy OPINION: The idea

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y Adriana Abdenur / 13 Nov 2025 Opinion / Climate finance calls for a new economy OPINION: The idea

shipping. The aim is to put such pressure on Iran’s weakened economy that the leadership

of which are often hard for those working in the informal economy to obtain

plans and spending cuts – and neither will grow the economy By Eleanor Shearer / 28

January 2009, Jim Killock has led campaigns against three strikes and the Digital Economy Act, the company

By Marcele Oliveira / 20 Nov 2025 Opinion / Climate finance calls for a new economy OPINION: The idea

Politics & activism / Nuclear power reveals the absurdity of Britain’s political economy Hinkley Point C is

Analysis / Are we seeing the collapse of the dollar-dominated global economy? Financial shocks in

growth will remain low, and the world will remain unpredictable. The economy will continue to

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a vulnerability that remains unaddressed By Diana Cariboni / 22 May 2026 Russia / Is Russia’s war economy starting to crack

to get supplies to Gaza over land. Paul Rogers peeks into Russia’s faltering economy, and much

combination of a divided political elite, popular dissatisfaction and a sick economy remains fundamentally intact. It

billions, while international financial institutions have criticised them for “distorting� the economy. In 2022

we need much greater ambition to restore these vital foundations of our economy and society

and Chief Economist of the Global Fund for a New Economy (GFNE) and Associate

the finance sector should “serve the interests of the real economy, environment, and societyâ

consequences to draw any sound conclusions. We live in a global economy rooted for the

been “vocally critical about the government’s handling of the economy so far,� describing

the future. In the process, it would likely wreck the Lebanese economy, a very

Britain are getting more expensive. There hasn't been this turnaround in the economy or in public

In fact, one area where we most urgently need growth is the care economy. The country

news and critical commentary about the state of the economy and the

no longer suffice, as Meadway set out on the night. The UK economy is now too desperately

A business owned by Andrew Harrison, the chair of Durham’s Economy and Enterprise

considerable cost and diverting resources from the rest of its economy.    All this comes at

he must invest in care to grow the UK’s economy Despite privacy concerns, getting

by politicians on critical issues like climate change, human rights, housing, and the economy. In the

in 2025, these illegal pits are a big boost for Ghana’s economy, and there

University of London. His new book is ‘The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the

shipping. The aim is to put such pressure on Iran’s weakened economy that the leadership

often told that ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’ – that as the economy grows, everybody should share

is not. We are actually back to state control of the economy both the West

fundamentally changed the nature and composition of the British economy. The withdrawal

consequences to draw any sound conclusions. We live in a global economy rooted for the

of capitalism prevails even at the heart of the sharing economy. As nice as it

even more surprising that the post-war transition to a market economy has failed to

banks and killing the Greek state is good for its economy makes no economic sense

the Tories further to the right on Brexit and the economy. Get our free Daily

real human rights people desperately need – like protection from the “free� market economy – are left largely

and region globally. “No country will be able to isolate themselves or their economy from climate breakdown, which

Hanna Perekhoda Ukraine’s reconstruction cannot be used to justify transforming the economy in favour

They have seen their lands steadily devoured by settlements and plagued by violence, their economy stifled and their

the Tories further to the right on Brexit and the economy. As openDemocracy revealed yesterday

the frontrunner, told El Tiempo newspaper that he will move Colombia away from an “extractivist” economy based on fossil fuels

the Tories further to the right on Brexit and the economy. Get dark money out

is allocated, used and managed has an enormous impact on how the economy works, and in

macroeconomic stability,” said on one occasion Luis Arce Catacora, who has been Minister of Economy and Public

for environmental activists seeking to usher in a post-oil economy. But both the

people and the planet at the heart of the economy”. Environment groups have criticised

less state interference and encourage a liberalisation of the economy, they also want to

extremities of market fundamentalism which have shaped much of the British economy in recent

industry, and a major role for the state in economy and finance

hand with the view that inequality is inevitable in a market-economy-cum-Hobbesian-society. Although

to a candidate who remains strong. And Evo Morales can present an economy that, despite the

a nation as nothing more than a geographical entity with a functioning economy and a