Austerity
Jonathan Pie – A Statement of Intent
Jonathan Pie on British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
Month: September 2022
Economics
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie – How much money is too much?
Last week Kwasi Kwarteng, the new UK Chancellor, announced a cut in taxes at the same time that the government was stepping in to subsidise rising energy costs for homes and businesses. The cost of […]
Economics
Thomas Fazi: The EU is sleepwalking into anarchy
Its sanctions are crippling the bloc’s working class Read Here
Economics
CNN: Pound plummets to all-time low against dollar
Even the markets cannot oversee the Tory plundering of Britain and the consequences it will have. Read Here
EU politics
George Newth – Giorgia Meloni and the return of fascism: how Italy got here
This might help to explain some aspects of the Italian election results of yesterday (Sunday, 25 September) George Newth, University of Bath The rise of far-right politician Giorgia Meloni has left many outside Italy asking […]
Economics
John P. Ruehl – Understanding Libya’s Relentless Destabilization
Libya’s competing domestic actors are being exploited by foreign powers seeking to downplay their role in the fragile country. John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributing editor […]
National Politics
Patrick Cockburn – Russia and NATO Tried to Wage War on the Cheap in Ukraine, But Could Now be Heading for Total War
The problem with wars is that they never go as planned. Patrick Cockburn is the author of War in the Age of Trump (Verso) Cross-posted from Counterpunch Photograph Source: Mil.ru – CC BY 4.0 President Vladimir Putin […]
National Politics
Craig Murray – Diplomacy Is Always an Option
…says the former diplomat Craig Murray. It always has been an option and will always be. Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and whistleblower Cross-posted from Craig’s website […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Big Tech now edges out Big Energy in EU lobbying
Companies with the highest-declared lobby budgets have increased their spending by a third since 2015 Corporate Europe Observatory is a non-profit research and campaign group whose declared aim is to “expose any effects of corporate […]
Austerity
Robin McAlpine – Children shouldn’t be hungry…
What we are currently witnessing in Britain is the capitalist class unchained. This was not what people who voted for Brexit wanted. It is neo-liberlalsim in its ultima ratio that has been common policy in […]