Corruption
Aditya Chakrabortty: End these offshore games or our democracy will die
With the Paradise Papers in the headlines, we at BRAVE NEW EUROPE are trying to publish what we consider the best critical articles on the topic. Read here
Year: 2017
Finance
Richard Murphy – There is no possible right wing defence for tax havens
Murphy goes through and refutes the typical arguments of the right wing in defense of tax havens. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of London. He campaigns on issues […]
Finance
Michael Oswald – The Spider’s Web
A film review by Mathew D. Rose and David Shirreff Should you be having difficulties making sense of the “Paradise Papers” or simply not know much about tax havens, then Michael Oswald’s documentary film “The […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – The Great Gas Lock-in: Industry lobbying behind the EU push for new gas infrastructure
A new report from CEO shows why the fire-power of the gas industry makes it a powerful and effective lobbying force in Brussels and national capitals. Meanwhile, public interest groups have a fraction of the resources and […]
Environment
ICCT – Real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high
Discrepancy between passenger vehicle type-approval test results and in-use fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at 42 per cent, with first indications of a possible slowdown in the growth of the gap. The International […]
Finance
Ann Pettifor: Those who helped break the economy cannot fix it
Pettifor doubts that the Bank of England had any good reasons to increase interest rates – other than to serve the financial interests in the City of London. Ann Pettifor is an Economist, director of […]
Finance
Tax Justice Network – Portrait of a tax haven: Jersey
John Christensen continues Tax Justice Networks reports on specific tax havens. John was born in Jersey and later worked in the financial industry on the island. Thus this is an especially good, although lengthy, article. […]
Finance
Economics
Renegade Inc – Kate Raworth: Doughnut Economics
This week on Renegade Inc, we were joined by economist and author, Kate Raworth to discuss how we got here and to change the discipline of economics for the better. To watch click here
Finance
Stewart Lansley and Howard Reed – Making universal basic income work: the incremental approach
Universal Basic Income is an idea which has seen a phenomenal increase in interest throughout much of Europe. In the recent French national elections a number of candidates supported it in various forms. Britian’s Labour […]