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Capital’s Solutions Won’t Solve Workers’ Problems

By: Grace Blakeley

Britain’s response to inflation proves the choices that shore up economic calm for the elite only prolong crisis for the rest of us.

Illustration by Albert Tercero

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The era of easy money is officially over. Central banks around the world have spent the last two years steadily raising interest rates, making borrowing more expensive for everyone — including governments — in an effort to bring down inflation. After a decade of low interest rates, during which time we were told there was no money […]

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The era of easy money is officially over. Central banks around the world have spent the last two years steadily raising interest rates, making borrowing more expensive for everyone — including governments — in an effort to bring down inflation. After a decade of low interest rates, during which time we were told there was no money […]

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The era of easy money is officially over. Central banks around the world have spent the last two years steadily raising interest rates, making borrowing more expensive for everyone — including governments — in an effort to bring down inflation. After a decade of low interest rates, during which time we were told there was no money […]

The era of easy money is officially over. Central banks around the world have spent the last two years steadily raising interest rates, making borrowing more expensive for everyone — including governments — in an effort to bring down inflation. After a decade of low interest rates, during which time we were told there was no money […]

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