“In the U.S. the powerful critics of austerity such as Paul Krugman and Robert Reich rightly identify the decline of 'labor' as a problem, and renewing trade unionism part of the solution. Our opportunity is to make the same case in the UK.” ProblemOpportunityPowerfulCasesSolutionsLaborTradeCriticsDeclineAusterityUnionism Author:Frances O'Grady
“Britain is a textbook case of how growing inequality leads to economic crisis. The years before the crash were marked by a sharp rise in remortgaging and the growth of 0% balance transfer credit cards. By 2008 the UK had the highest ratio of household debt to GDP of any major economy.” YearsGrowthCasesEconomyGrowingEconomicBalanceMajorsHighestPercentCrisisCreditDebtCardsInequalityBritainHouseholdCrashTransfersCredit CardTextbooksRatiosGdpEconomic Crisis Author:Frances O'Grady
“I'd be happy to have regular face-to-face meetings at Downing Street with David Cameron to argue the case for alternative economic policies.” FacesCasesEconomicStreetsPolicyMeetingsArguingAlternativesFace To FaceCameronEconomic PolicyDowningDowning Street Author:Frances O'Grady
