In London, 40% of the Bangladeshi and Pakistani population earn below the minimum wage. . . London is the European Union’s richest region. According to the latest figures published by statistics office Eurostat, the income per capita for London residents is 332% higher than the EU average. However, living costs […]
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Village Market, the Caribbean brought to life in Brixton
Sellers who help customers while dancing, colourful stalls that catch the eye of every passer-by, and a district that wants to wipe out its ‘conflictive’ past. This is the part of London that many, or few, know about. Text and photos by Ramón Alabau After walking only a few steps […]
Protests continue against budget cuts
Demonstrations against austerity measures continue across Europe and the United Kingdom, including plans by the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) for a general strike at the beginning of 2013. The exact date of the civil action will be decided in a vote by its members on the 11th December. Budget […]
Britain: the first to recognize it will fall into contraflation
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, has just recognized that the country faces an “unattractive” combination of economic contraction and high inflation. Santiago Brugal Almanza Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said that there is no “place to hide” from the slowdown in advanced […]
The United States, where poverty grows daily
Recent publications in many news outlets show that poverty in the world’s largest economy has returned to the level of 1965.. . Cira Rodríguez César . This demonstrates that those who generate the current global economic crisis are also causing a growing number of injustices and greater inequalities at home. […]