Aviation
The Star – Britain: Campaigners win court challenge to block Heathrow expansion
Heathrow Airport’s controversial plans to build a third runway have been thrown into doubt after a court ruling. Read here
Month: February 2020
EU politics
Jonathon Shafi: SNP must put independence first and forget EU obsession
Slowly but surely the neo-liberal reality of the EU is sinking in: The ‘leave a light on’ sensibility evokes the EU as a moral force. But this forgets that it is above all else a […]
Economics
Carlos Garcia Hernández – Spain: Scrapping the Euro
That the euro is damaging the economy of most of Europe to the advantage of a few member states, especially EU hegemon Germany, is no secret. The question is when the first nation will leave […]
Deregulation
IATP – There’s Nothing “Mini” About the U.S. Plan to Unravel Europe’s Precautionary Principle
There are no policies or precautions that the neo-liberal EU hegemon Germany is not prepared to sacrifice to export its cars – or burn its lignite, export its carcinogenic pesticides, etc. The Institute for Agriculture […]
Economics
Hong Kong Free Press: Hong Kong Budget 2020: HK$10,000 cash handouts for all adult permanent residents among raft of relief measures
Helicopter Money has landed. Apparently Singapore and Macau are following suit. Read here
Corruption
Michael Hudson – USA: In a Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy, Something Must Give
Again, outside of our remit, but we thought after all the rubbish Europeans are being fed by corporate media concerning the US elections, we would provide a different perspective. Michael Hudson is an American economist, […]
EU politics
John Ryan – Sinn Féin is Poised to Recast Ireland’s Political Dynamic
In still another EU nation we are seeing the waning of power of the old neo-liberal, corrupt EU political elite. Sinn Féin experienced a late surge in popularity to secure the largest share of the […]
EU politics
Craig Murray – Assange Hearing Day 2
The affair around Julian Assange is of course an attack on freedom of the press, but it is much more, it is an attack on democracy and that by war criminals. Craig Murray is a […]
Climate Crisis
Jan Fichtner, Eelke Heemskerk, Johannes Petry – Three Financial Firms could change the Direction of the Climate Crisis – and Few People have any Idea
Dirty deeds done cheap. Mangulina Jan Fichtner, University of Amsterdam; Eelke Heemskerk, University of Amsterdam, and Johannes Petry, University of Warwick A silent revolution is happening in investing. It is a paradigm shift that will […]
Economics
Corpnet – Who owns big business: the rise of the passive investor
A short, but very well explained and illustrated film concerning the three big passive asset managers.