James Meadway

James Meadway hosts the new weekly economics podcast Macrodose and is director of the Progressive Economy Forum. Previously, he was economic adviser to the shadow chancellor, and chief economist at the New Economics Foundation.

Sequía en el Canal de Panamá: La crisis climática dispara los precios en todo el mundo

El cambio climático y El Niño provocan escasez mundial de todo tipo de productos, desde muñecas Barbie hasta gas natural.

By James Meadway

/ 28 Sep 2023

Sequía en el Canal de Panamá: La crisis climática dispara los precios en todo el mundo

Panama Canal drought: Rolling ecological crisis is raising prices everywhere

Climate change and El Niño are causing global shortages of everything from Barbie dolls to natural gas

By James Meadway

/ 21 Sep 2023

Panama Canal drought: Rolling ecological crisis is raising prices everywhere

Don’t be fooled by childcare pledges, Hunt’s budget offers the bare minimum

OPINION: The chancellor failed to tackle the cost of living crisis, but threw money at big business and top earners

By James Meadway

/ 15 Mar 2023

Don’t be fooled by childcare pledges, Hunt’s budget offers the bare minimum

Covid reshaped the global labour market – these strikes are just the start

Between ageing populations, shifting attitudes and challenges to capitalist beliefs, workers have unprecedented power

By James Meadway

/ 17 Feb 2023

Covid reshaped the global labour market – these strikes are just the start

Estamos vendo o colapso da economia global dominada pelo dólar?

Choques financeiros dos últimos anos forçam mudança da arquitetura monetária global, segundo alguns economistas

By James Meadway

/ 13 Feb 2023

Líder chinês e saudita se cumprimentando

¿Asistimos al colapso de la economía mundial dominada por el dólar?

Los choques financieros de los últimos años obligan a cambiar la arquitectura monetaria mundial, dicen algunos economistas

By James Meadway

/ 2 Feb 2023

¿Asistimos al colapso de la economía mundial dominada por el dólar?

Are we seeing the collapse of the dollar-dominated global economy?

Financial shocks in recent years are forcing the global monetary architecture to change, say some economists

By James Meadway

/ 30 Jan 2023

Are we seeing the collapse of the dollar-dominated global economy?

BlackRock says we’re all doomed. It’s being optimistic

The world’s largest asset manager has forecast systemic economic chaos. The reality is even worse

By James Meadway

/ 6 Jan 2023

BlackRock says we’re all doomed. It’s being optimistic

The government’s wrong. We can afford public sector pay rises

OPINION: There’s one obvious way to fund public sector wage increases: tax the wealthy

By James Meadway

/ 15 Dec 2022

The government’s wrong. We can afford public sector pay rises

The establishment is back at the controls. Remember what it did last time

JAMES MEADWAY: Jeremy Hunt’s U-turns on Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget are no cause for celebration

By James Meadway

/ 17 Oct 2022

The establishment is back at the controls. Remember what it did last time

Inflation is squeezing workers. We need a £15 minimum wage

To fairly protect those most impacted by the cost of living crisis we need to squash profits – not pay

By James Meadway

/ 8 Jun 2022

Inflation is squeezing workers. We need a £15 minimum wage

Sunak’s Budget will hammer many Brits. This is where the Left can intervene

Far from the promised ‘high-wage economy’, many face wages that look increasingly paltry next to skyrocketing prices for gas, electricity, and food

By James Meadway

/ 28 Oct 2021

Sunak’s Budget will hammer many Brits. This is where the Left can intervene