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Cameron's trap

Cameron's trap

Cameron’s trap is a political contest based on managing austerity rather than promoting growth. By BEN JACKSON & GREGG MCCLYMONT

In the black Labour

In the black Labour

In the black Labour: Why fiscal conservatism and social justice go hand-in-hand is a new discussion paper co-authored by Graeme Cooke, Adam Lent, Anthony Painter and Hopi Sen.

State of the Left

State of the Left

The collapse of the Spanish socialist government adds to a familiar casualty list: European social democrats have now lost 19 out of 24 elections since the fall of Lehman brothers.

Social Democracy Observatory
Social Democracy Observatory

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  • SPD fiscal policy and the “Golden Rule”

    SPD fiscal policy and the “Golden Rule”

    Michael Miebach

    Germany’s constitutional debt “brake” sets the context in which the SPD works to combine social democratic values and strict fiscal discipline.

  • Sweden’s fight for survival

    Sweden’s fight for survival

    Katrine Kielos

    Budget consolidation became a critical ideological victory for Swedish social democracy in the aftermath of the 1990s financial crisis.

  • Why Obama needs to cut and invest

    Why Obama needs to cut and invest

    Will Marshall

    Democrats lose if they allow the debate to be framed as a choice between more deficit spending and debt reduction.

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  • The future of economic governance in the EU

    8 March 2012

    Policy Network are holding a major conference to evaluate the future of economic governance in the EU and make constructive proposals for a stronger and more sustainable path.

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