John Palmer, former European editor of the Guardian, spoke to Solidarity about what the current talk among EU leaders about “growth initiatives” is likely to yield.

Four programmes for Euro-crisis

Submitted on 9 May, 2012 - 09:54

Author:

Martin Thomas

The election results in France and Greece (6 May), and the forced resignation of militantly neo-liberal Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte (23 April), have thrown economic policy in the eurozone into flux.

Osborne is to blame!

Submitted on 2 May, 2012 - 08:16

Author:

Editorial

If there is high unemployment, and little buying power for goods and services, then government cuts raise unemployment higher, cut buying power further, and thus snowball a slump.

Socialists and crises

Submitted on 2 May, 2012 - 07:36

Author:

Dave Osler

Recent capitalist history has thrown up sharper economic declines and higher levels of unemployment than the ones we are currently witnessing in Greece and Spain.

Abolish money without class struggle?

Submitted on 18 April, 2012 - 10:49

Author:

Janet Burstall

Janet Burstall reviews Life without money: building fair and sustainable communities, edited by Anitra Nelson and Frans Timmerman.

Resist the “John Lewis economy”

Submitted on 25 January, 2012 - 14:00

Author:

Sacha Ismail

Nick Clegg’s advocacy of a “John Lewis economy” in which more workers own shares in “their” company is nonsense, an attempt to put a progressive spin on the massive assault on working-class living standards and rights which his government is overseeing.

Capital study course

Submitted on 29 December, 2011 - 12:58

Date:

14 November, 2004 - 20:00

Location:

Anchor Tap, Horselydown Lane, SE1.

Description:

Second run of session 6, on cooperation. More.

Capital study course

Submitted on 29 December, 2011 - 12:58

Date:

15 November, 2004 - 18:30

Location:

Camera Cafe, 44 Museum St, WC1

Description:

Third run of session 6, on cooperation. More.