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.
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisCOVID-19 is here to stay. Now we must redesign our economies around it
It’s possible to imagine a world where vaccines are distributed fairly and the disease is eradicated everywhere. But...
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Published in: ourEconomyCreating the digital commons after COVID-19
The pandemic has accelerated the growth of the data economy and the digital giants who dominate it. It's time to...
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Published in: ourEconomyAfter the cataclysm: why we must build a new economics from the ground up
After decades in retreat, the left must urgently begin to build a mass programme of economics education, tied to a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThose who half make reformism dig only their own graves
Last week, a hollowed out Labour with a gagged leader failed to motivate its supporters to the polls. The party...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScottish independence, UK dependency
The fall in the price of the pound indicates quite how much Scotland props up the UK economy.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKYes: the radical case for Scottish independence - review
The radical case for Scottish independence is convincing, and should be considered by the left all across the UK.