EU politics
VilaWeb: Spain denies NGO rescue boat permission to leave Barcelona’s harbour
Social Democrat government refuses to allow Open Arms to begin migrant search and rescue mission in Libyan waters Read here
Month: January 2019
Austerity
Quinn Slobodian – Neo-liberalism
Quinn Slobodian, author of Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism, on the history, theory, and practice of the doctrine Listen here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Must be Brexit – UK GDP growth now outstrips major EU economies
“I suppose Brexit is to blame for the fact that Britain is now growing faster than the major European economies.” Read here
EU politics
Matt Carthy – Sounding the alarm on the EU’s proposed Directive on non-performing loans
This is a very important read! So, the EU is at it again: putting the interests of the banks before those of its citizens, accepting their possible financial ruin. How long will it take for […]
Climate Change
EU politics
The Local fr: ‘They tell nothing but lies’: France’s ‘yellow vests’ reveal their hatred of the media
The two most effective state weapons against democracy are the police and the media. As Serge Halimi wrote in his billiant article Forgotten France rises up (read here) French journlaists have been warned ‘Journalists must […]
Climate Change
Richard Murphy – How big is the crisis we face?
Even confronted with a depressing topic like the coming recession Richard Murphy offers us hope and a solution. A fitting article for Sunday. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University […]
Solutions
Rachel Busbridge – The far-right may think they own ‘nationalism’, but we can reclaim it as a force for good
Maybe not a great article, but we wished to broach the subject. Rachel Busbridge, Australian Catholic University We see the word “nationalism” as problematic. The weekend rally on St Kilda beach, organised by far-right activist […]
EU politics
Jonathon Meades – On Jargon
In this provocative television essay, writer and broadcaster Jonathan Meades turns his forensic gaze on that modern phenomenon that drives us all up the wall – jargon. In a wide-ranging programme he dissects politics, the […]
Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Should we worry about temporarily raising government debt?
This is truly an historical article. Simon Wren-Lewis has written a blog without mentioning Brexit – and its a good one. Read here