Costas Lapavitsas is Professor of Economics at SOAS, University of London. He researches the political economy of money and finance, the financialisation of contemporary economies, and the economics of the European Union. He has published widely and writes for the UK and the international press. His latest book is "The State of Capitalism", Verso, 2023.
Dec 06, 2023 07:48 am UTC| Economy
The Labour leader Keir Starmer has warned that if his party wins the next UK general election, he will not be able to turn on the spending taps. Speaking at a thinktank event focused on the stagnation of the UK economy, he...
Why profits, not pay, have caused the cost of living crisis
May 25, 2023 14:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Bank of England accompanied its most recent UK interest rate hike the 12th in a row with a warning that UK price inflation is likely to be higher for longer than expected due to soaring food costs. The bank has been...