Corruption
UNI Europa – How to influence EU law-making
Nice video, but since when was the EU supposed to be democratic? All a bit odd.
Year: 2018
Economics
Johnna Montgomerie – Ending austerity: stop the UK’s dependence on private debt
Breaking free. blocberr / Shutterstock Johnna Montgomerie, King’s College London The UK economy is based on an overlapping set of dependencies on private debt – of financial institutions (as a major profit centre), of households […]
Austerity
Daniel Brett – Why Romania’s protests have failed to bring about real change
Romania has experienced large anti-government protests on multiple occasions in the last few years, most recently in August this year. Yet as Daniel Brett explains, the achievements of these protests have been modest and short-lived, […]
EU politics
Nick Shaxson: Leaving Jersey – an island cursed by finance
There is so much abstract reporting about tax havens, that they become solely financial entities. But there are people who live there and tax havens have an effect – a negative one as we read […]
EU politics
Paul Mason: British Labour’s radical left must fight the rise of a new machine politics
If you wish to know about what is going on in the Left of the British Labour Party, this piece provides a good insight. Read here
Corruption
Reuters: EU says McDonald’s, Luxembourg tax deal not illegal
Wasn´t Juncker Prime Minister and Minister of Finances in Luxeburg at that time. Yes, the EU is really getting tough on mulitnationals and tax evasion. Read here
Climate Crisis
Greenpeace: Trade group including Facebook, Google to ‘oppose’ EU climate efforts
Leaked document details BusinessEurope’s campaign to undermine EU attempts to cut climate emissions Read here
Deregulation
Saša Uhlová: If the Czech economy is thriving, why are we so poor?
It is no wonder that Eastern Europeans do not want any refugees in their nations. Many living in working poverty do not need competition to further depress their wages. The question of refugees in Eastern […]
Economics
George Monbiot: Honourable Theft
How one young woman broke down the gates of knowledge Read here
Economics
Guy Standing – Basic income: a progressive road out of austerity
“A new distribution system is needed. Real wages will not rise by much, full-time well-paying jobs will not become the norm, the precariat will continue to grow. Progressives should stop pretending marginal adjustments would rectify […]