John McDonnell is right: a service economy needn’t be a servant economy
Phillip Inman
Plans for a shorter working week – or even for guaranteed employment – can offer a way out of the casualised rat race
April 2015
Britain Since 1900 – A Success Story by Robert Skidelsky review – the economic history of the past century
According to this analysis the outlook for the future seems lonely and introverted
December 2014
Project Syndicate economists
Is George Osborne a closet Keynesian?
Robert Skidelsky
Robert Skidelsky: Though the chancellor vowed to reduce spending by more than £100bn by now, he has cut less than half of that
August 2013
Observer New Review Q&A
Robert Skidelsky: 'Why don't more people aspire to living a good life?'
The economic historian talks to Tim Adams about his utopian ideal, our pursuit of money and the problem with happiness
July 2012
Politics Weekly UK
Politics Weekly podcast: What comes after austerity?
Critical eye
Critical eye: book reviews roundup
June 2012
How Much Is Enough? by Robert and Edward Skidelsky – review
How Much is Enough? by Robert Skidelsky and Edward Skidelsky; What Money Can't Buy by Michael Sandel – review
September 2009
Economic return
Roy Hattersley on Keynes: The Twentieth Century's Most Influential Economist by Peter Clarke and Keynes: The Return of the Master by Robert Skidelsky
August 2009
Keynes: The Return of the Master by Robert Skidelsky
At a time of global meltdown, a magisterial analysis of John Maynard Keynes's theories, and their practical effects, is highly welcome, says Paul Krugman
May 2008
The uses of unreason
Andrew Brown
Andrew Brown: I disagree with Robert Skidelsky: we will need more than rationality to manage our future resources. A quasi-religious common purpose is vital
January 2004
Three volumes into one will go
Robert Skidelsky's condensed life of John Maynard Keynes is as brilliant as his full-length version, says William Keegan
December 2000
Battle for Britain
Hywel Williams learns why Keynes had a bad war from Robert Skidelsky's John Maynard Keynes: Fighting for Britain 1937-46
October 2000
When Keynes was king
Robert Skidelsky brings his mammoth biography of John Maynard Keynes to a close with Fighting for Britain
