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OHCHR: UN independent expert urges Spanish Government to reverse decision on Catalan autonomy

October 29, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

The UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, is calling on Spanish authorities to enter into negotiations in good faith with leaders in Catalonia following the […]

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A Sharing Economy: How Social Wealth Funds can Reduce Inequality and Help Balance the Books

October 29, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Book review by Erica Frazier Cross-posted from the LSE Review of Books blog CEOs in the United Kingdom earn more than 180 times the wages of an average employee. In the six years following the […]

EU politics

The Observer view on independence for Catalonia

October 29, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

The liberal Observer in Britain is of the opinion that the course being steered by the minority Spanish government and supported by the EU with regard to Catalan independence has not been appropriate and should […]

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Iain Macwhirter: The Catalans united can never be defeated

October 29, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

“What the Spanish state is trying to do is old fashioned, even a little quaint. In the age of liberal democracy, staging what is potentially a military takeover of a rebellious region seems anachronistic, almost […]

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Simon Jenkins: Catalonia’s independence movement is not just a problem for Spain

October 29, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Simon Jenkins is of the opinion that the political elite of the EU and Spain are making a right mess of dealing with the Catalans and calls for new approach to autonomy within the EU. […]

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France 24: Iceland leans to left in snap election

October 29, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Although the final election results are still nov available, it appears there will be a centre-left coalition government in Iceland. Read here  

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Trailer: The Spider’s Web

October 27, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire (Official Trailer) The British Empire still persists – in the guise of the City of London. This is where the real power lies. In their documentary “The Spider´s Web” […]

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Investigate Europe – Europe’s new reserve army

October 26, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Millions of Europeans in temporary, part-time or bogus self-employed contracts can only find insecure and badly paid jobs, despite the healthy economic climate. That is the price of deregulating labour markets, Investigate Europe reports. This […]

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DeSmog UK – Irish Government to be Taken to Court over Climate Change

October 26, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is an interesting step: A legal challenge against the Irish Government to force it to effectively to reduce Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions. By Kyla Mandel,  Deputy Editor of DeSmog UK Cross-posted from DeSmog UK   […]

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Aditya Chakrabortty: A Labour council attacking its own people? This is regeneration gone bad

October 26, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is a continuation in our series of articles concerning what neo-liberalism looks like from the ground. This time it concerns a “social housing” project in London. Read here  

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

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Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

July 2, 2025 0

Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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