EU politics
Brais Fernández: Spain’s New-Old Monster
Until recently, Spain was uniquely free of neofascism. Not anymore. Read here
Month: November 2018
Austerity
Ashoka Mody: The eurozone is having an identity crisis and Italy will bear the brunt
Rather than rethink their broken economic model, European leaders will drive Italy into an unmanageable situation. Read here
EU politics
Bill Mitchell: EU Services Notification Directive will undermine democracy within cities
How the non-democratic EU Commission continues to usurp power to serve corporations. It is good that Bill Mitchell has picked up on this and provides a thorough analysis. This is truly important. Read here
Economics
Branko Milanovic – How Adam Smith proposed to have his cake and eat it too
“Smith failed to acknowledge the amorality of market forces…He failed to recognize that speculators and gamblers, thieves and fraudsters often flourished while people of industry, prudence, and circumspection were broken by forces outside their control” […]
Economics
Frances Coppola – Some governments really are like households
Most developed nations are capable of using their own currency to pay for exports, thus having a better chance of managing its debt in foreign currencies. This is not true of developing nations according to […]
Corruption
David Shirreff – Theresa and the “N”-word
David Shirreff opines on the British prime minister’s three choices for Brexit David Shirreff is one of the founders and current eidtors of BRAVE NEW EUROPE. He is a former finance and business journalist at […]
Austerity
OHCHR – UN poverty expert says UK policies inflict unnecessary misery
It is not every day that we post a press release. This one however is simple, but to the point: “In the fifth richest country in the world, this is not just a disgrace, but […]
EU politics
Eldiario.es: The (un)controlled police force: a democratic anomaly
In cases where the State law enforcement authorities are presumably responsible for an offence, such as on October 1st, what public mechanisms exist to prosecute this type of crime? Article translated by AnnA (@annuskaodena) Read […]
Climate Change
The Guardian: Scores arrested as thousands block London bridges in climate rebellion
Protesters close five main bridges across Thames over extinction crisis in huge act of peaceful civil disobedience Read here
EU politics
Daily Sabah: EU executive to launch action over Italy budget, sources say
While the UK Express reports that 60% of Italians now believe the EU is bad for them, Germany refuses to relent. It is no longer a question of if another nation leaves the EU, but […]