Newly elected Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is likely to chart a course forward that involves brawls with Ottawa. Here’s what that means for Canadian Confederation.
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Certain parts of the UK are classed as “left behind” and will feel the effects of an economic downturn more acutely than others.
The current pandemic could be the undoing of globalisation if countries fail to cooperate and choose isolationism over a common purpose.
The UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty has given a damning indictment of how austerity has hit the UK. A former UN envoy explains why his calls to uphold social rights are so crucial.
The minimum wage may be adequate for some low-paid workers – but this is clearly not the case for the woefully inadequate Newstart Allowance.
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