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May wanted a Brexit mandate, but voters want a strong welfare state
Labour's pro-NHS, anti-cuts message appealed to both Leavers and Remainers.
Brazil’s crisis is a ‘graduation dilemma’, and there’s no easy way out
Domestically, Brazil is a mess. Now, its foreign policy is in crisis, too, landing a staggering one-two punch to this one-time rising star.
The road to the great regression
We may think of current reactionary politics as radical and new, but unchecked mercantilism has always elicited a fierce backlash from both left and right. Here's what history tells us about today.
The IMF is at its weakest just as the world needs it most
Where now for one of the great emblems of post-World War II global co-operation?
Benefit changes will entrench the poor in ‘food bank Britain’
Changes to the benefits system delve into the pockets of the poor and will lead to more families and disabled people needing to use food banks.
Justice for all? Spanish lessons on corruption and ‘draining the swamp’
Can Spain learn from a decade marked by high-profile political corruption scandals involving money embezzled from regional governments and mismanagement in urban planning and construction?
Austerity isn’t working for everyone – especially women
Women have borne the brunt of government austerity policies since 2010.
Steering South Africa’s budget between excess patronage and prudence
In preparing the 2017 national budget South Africa needs to take heed of warnings that its historical austerity measures are hurting the poor and even costing lives.
Sharp rise in UK mortality rate may be due to austerity measures
An additional 39,074 people died in 2015, compared with the previous year. And the latest data shows that the trend continues.
Christian food aid could be excluding those from other religions in need of help
Why are some of the most vulnerable families in Bradford missing out on food aid?
Shareholder elite’s takeover of society is laid bare by new book
George Kerevan, Stephen Boyd and Katherine Trebeck see a world where employees are treated like just-in-time inventory.
No, austerity clearly hasn’t ‘restored fairness’ to the welfare system
The government says its reforms have supported people from all backgrounds. They have done nothing of the sort.
Brazil’s proposed policies will hurt women’s equality – and be bad for men, too
A proposed budget freeze would hurt everyone, but history shows women take the hardest hit.
Is it time to resurrect the wartime ‘Grow Your Own’ campaign?
Can suburban gardening and poultry-keeping meaningfully contribute to resilient and sustainable food systems? We look to the past to find out.
The true size of Theresa May’s social justice challenge
The new prime minister has made social justice her brand. But the evidence shows just how big a job her predecessors left for her.
Philip Hammond plays the pragmatist but lacks the vision to deliver as chancellor
The truth is, George Osborne's ideology still rules, even after deficit chasing is abandoned.
How poverty has radically shifted across Europe in the last decade
New research shows how the financial crisis led to a dramatic shift in poverty across Europe.
The challenges ahead for Britain’s new chancellor, Philip Hammond
How the new chancellor must do to mitigate the economic effects of Brexit.
Five business reforms to make Brexit Britain a fairer society
The way that UK businesses are run goes a long way towards explaining Brexit. It's time for reform.
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