Tom Kirk

Tom is GP's Online Editor and researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 

Post Archive

01 May 2018
As the world becomes increasingly politically polarized and some governments abandon sustainable initiatives, like US President Donald Trump’s announcementto pull out of the Paris…
30 April 2018
The meeting between North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and South Korea’s Moon Jae-in is certainly one of the most dramatic and momentous events in the recent history of East Asia. Beyond…
30 April 2018
Before the election, presidential candidate Donald Trump promised voters across the country that he would turn the tables on foreign competitors to reverse US trade deficits. Last…
27 April 2018
We need to practice economic disobedience so that radical alternatives can flourish.  It’s not easy to get in touch with Enric Duran. Dubbed the ‘Robin Hood of the Banks’ by the…
26 April 2018
Just how bad are things with Donald Trump in the White House? And what does having a racist, misogynist, xenophobic and erratic president who continues to enjoy unquestionable…
25 April 2018
Illiberal democracy – or populism – is not the only political menace confronting Western countries. Liberal democracy is also being undermined by a tendency to emphasize “liberal…
24 April 2018
As the US, Russia and China test each other’s patience and strategic focus, speculation about the chances of a world war has hit a new high. But many of the people seriously…
24 April 2018
To mark last month's International Women's Day, Professor Naila Kabeer looks back over the history of feminist economics and outlines her reasons why it matters for the future. 1…
23 April 2018
Over the past two-and-a-half years, I’ve probably looked at more examples of government innovation than anyone else in the world. That’s not an exaggeration: I’ve written more…
23 April 2018
Including persons with disabilities in emergency responses is a shared responsibility of all humanitarian actors. As discussed in the first article of this series,…
23 April 2018
Tristan Kenderdine examines the growing dependency of global industrial output on Chinese policy and the risks this holds for a global trade perspective. Ahead of the Astana…
20 April 2018
Over the past two-and-a-half years, I’ve probably looked at more examples of government innovation than anyone else in the world. That’s not an exaggeration: I’ve written more…