“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
“The TUC's new slogan 'a future that works' sets a profound challenge. Austerity and rapid deficit reduction is failing in its own terms, but even at its best it is short-sighted, muddle-through politics with no vision of a new economic model.” TermChallengesVisionFailingEconomicModelsProfoundDeficitRapidsSlogansReductionAusterityShort SightedMuddleEconomic Models 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
