John Weeks is Professor Emeritus, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, and author of Economics of the 1%: How mainstream economics serves the rich, obscures reality and distorts policy, (Anthem Press), published earlier this year.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: read it before you vote on 23 JuneOf the many strange aspects of the referendum debate is how little stress the Remain camp gives to EU protection of...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Brexit and the law of unexpected consequencesThe exit of Britain could contribute not to disintegration but a consolidation of authoritarian governance in the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Tory 'remain' strategy is based on fear and selfishnessThere is an obvious reason that no Tory politician would cite the Social Charter as a reason for the British...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFive ways to slash London's lethal air pollutionLondon's poisonous air kills thousands of people every year. It's perfectly possible to stop this.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe cracks begin to show: a review of the UK economy in 2015 (part one)On the first day of 2016 trading the FTSE 500 index nosedived. This surprised perennially optimistic business...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe cracks begin to show: a review of the UK economy in 2015 (part two)Thus, the ultra-flexible UK labour market (“with employers in the driving seat”, in the government’s own charming...