The Latest Breaking News from James Meadway

Wednesday briefing: Is it time to end the Bank of England’s independence?

In today’s newsletter: As MPs launch a fresh inquiry into the Bank, leading economists make their case for rethinking one of Britain’s most powerful institutions

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

Why is Reform UK threatening Green areas with migrant detention centres?

‘Grotesque’ policy is seen as effort to sharpen dividing lines before local elections

The Guardian - UK · May 5

Jennie Formby, Labour’s former general secretary, says she has joined Greens

Exclusive: Formby, an ally of Jeremy Corbyn who quit role in 2020, says Labour is now ‘in hock to corporate sponsors’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

Labour defence spending 'one of most inefficient ways' to create jobs, experts say

DEFENCE spending is “one of the most inefficient ways to create jobs” in Scotland and across the rest of the UK, experts have said ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 4, 2025

Here’s one key thing you should know about Trump’s shock to the world economy: it could work

It’s hard to say if the president truly knows what he’s doing. But there is a precedent for the US causing short-term chaos and reaping long-term gain, says economist James Meadway

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025

How Covid changed the British state

Surge in national debt and NHS backlog altered the economy and expectations around crisis management

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Soaring grocery prices helped Trump to victory. The climate crisis is only going to make this worse

From olive oil to butter, extreme weather is pushing up the cost of living and having a dramatic political impact. Economists need a solution, says podcast host James Meadway

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024

‘These ideas are incredibly popular’: what is degrowth and can it save the planet?

The post-growth movement says GDP is the wrong way to measure progress and we need a radical economic rewiring

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Talk of a soft landing for the global economy is premature – many dark scenarios are lurking

Big obstacles to rising living standards remain, from populism to protectionism, military conflict to the climate crisis, and China to Wall Street

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024

‘We can’t pretend the ecological crisis is separate’: the economist thinking differently about climate breakdown

James Meadway, once a Labour adviser and now a podcast host, says the separation between climate and economy has to end

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024