EU politics
Jack Shenker: Centrists Won’t Save Britain
Liberals are peddling an ahistorical nostalgia. The people aren’t buying it. Read here
Year: 2018
Climate Crisis
Reuters: French environment minister quits, citing lack of policy progress
Another green activist who allowed his vanity to override political judgement and support conservative, neo-liberal policy. It is a pity, because they discredit themselves. People increasingly want credibility and integrity from public figures. Political stars […]
Economics
Evonomics – Anat Admati: It Takes a Village of Media, Business, Policy, and Academic Experts to Maintain a Dangerous Financial System
A mix of distorted incentives, ignorance, confusion, and lack of accountability maintain a dangerous financial system Read here
Economics
Steve Keen: Are Icebergs Fluffy?
Steve Keen discusses the nature of debt, why home prices will fall, and why the regulators and authorities are unable to disassemble the debt bomb.
Economics
Richard Murphy – Democratic socialism is the best thing that could ever happen for the market economy
Richard Murphy was asked recently to comment on a suggestion by a friend that socialism would always and inevitably destroy any society because it destroyed all incentives for any constructive human behaviour whereas capitalism did […]
Austerity
Kostas Kalloniatis – Greece: 10 unscientific slips of a left-wing critique
In his article Kostas Kalloniatis argues that the situation in Greece not as bad as claimed by Sergio Cesaratto and Stavros Mavroudeas in their article “Revelli, SYRIZA and Render unto Caesar the things that are […]
EU politics
Save Your iInternet: Filternet
Explains the new internet law, Article 13. that corporate media is trying to purchase at the EU. Informative , yet with humour and charm – takes a moment to get going. The European Union […]
EU politics
CommonSpace: Exiled former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont tells why the Spanish state must undergo ‘de-Francoisation’
Speaking at the Beyond Borders festival during a surprise visit to Scotland, Puigdemont emphasised that a Francoist culture persists in the Spanish “deep state” Read here
Corruption
Bianca Toma and Alexandru Damian – The EU can’t remain silent over Romania’s protests
Over 400 people were left injured on 10 August after clashes between protesters and police in Romania. Bianca Toma and Alexandru Damian explain the origins of the protests, which emerged in opposition to attempts by […]
Economics
Jonathan Silver – Airbnb and the short-term rental revolution – how English cities are suffering
Shutterstock. Jonathan Silver, University of Sheffield The short-term rental market has ballooned in recent years. According to the Residential Landlords Association, Airbnb listings in ten UK cities increased by almost 200% between 2015 and 2017. […]