#Austerity

Bruno Waterfield

BrunoBrussels

Some analysis on the big risks and battles ahead for Merkel and Macron over the historic Franco-German accord on a pandemic recovery fund The 500bn fund is far from being

Tuomas Malinen

mtmalinen

A thread, why the breakup of the #Eurozone is a near certainty.The unfortunate fact is that the EZ has been an ill-conceived political project from the beginning. And that's why

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/In today's @bopinion post, I discuss the challenge from the Chinese model of political economy. Has China found a more effective way to run a country? (Maybe.)And if so, what

and Smith must score (yes, I've had enough)

SmithScore

After 6 years as leader, 13 in power @NicolaSturgeon makes a grandstanding speech about what she will do in Govt, but forgets to mention that she needs the UK to

Spek

spekulation

I don't know how to say this without seeming like a raving alarmist or complete downer, so I'll just come right out and say it: This will not be over

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zei_squirrel

people in Guatemala are rising up against their corrupt ruling class. in order to understand what's going on there now, one has to know what went on before, particularly the

Geoff Kabaservice

RuleandRuin

1. It was recently announced that US debt would exceed 100% of GDP and that the 25 ppt surge in debt was the largest annual leap since the 1790s. This

Mike Brewer

MikeBrewerEcon

Thread on new, preliminary paper on what is happening to distribution of income in UK through the coronavirus crisis. Brilliant work from my co-author @IvaTasseva using UKMOD @EUROMOD_ @CeMPAEssex @iseressex

Keith Adams

keith_JCFJ

Thread- Any forthcoming programme for austerity relies heavily on input like Anne Rabbitte’s on @SaturdayRTE. However, she was only the messenger, any TD could have relayed the ‘common-sense’ headline of

Congolesa Rice

judeinlondon2

Yesterday, on a day when a government minister was under intense pressure, the lab party decided to sacrifice that for a swing at the left. This, for any of you

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CiaraAlive626

Hey guys so now that you've all registered to vote let's talk about stratigic voting. Now if you are a decent human being you don't want the Tories to win

Tomás S. Criado

tscriado

The mess we’re in has accentuated two recurring concerns, perhaps with newer nuances: (1) the importance of tinkering and opening up care infrastructures and equipment; (2) the relevance of experimenting

Maajid أبو عمّار

MaajidNawaz

THREAD please read with an open mind.As new evidence has emerged & our understanding has grown, I believe the (partially-abandoned) slogan “Stay home, Save lives” is overly now simplistic, out

Kazumi Chin

kazumiochin

When I was in high school, I got in a fight with someone who claimed that people who were conservative were uneducated. I told her “you don’t even have a

Peter Doyle

ProfPeterDoyle

Ok, the moment you’ve been waiting for. #BattledressThread [Yes, this is procrastination] It all started with a need for a new uniform for the mobilised army to replace ‘Service Dress’.

Yuh-Line Niou

yuhline

Today, I cried. Just like I cried every day these last couple of months. Everyday more people are hurt. More people are dying. I feel ridiculously helpless and enraged. I