Adam Tooze – The Normal Economy Is Never Coming Back

Many Britons claim that leaving the EU would scupper the European Social Charter and expose workers to exploitation. If something like this can occur under the Charta, who needs it? Read here  

Hundreds of thousands in the restive region of Catalonia have protested in Barcelona on Saturday (local time) against the imprisonment of nine separatist leaders for their roles in an illegal 2017 secession bid. Read here

CommonSpace editor Ben Wray looks at how climate activists should respond to the Yellow Vests movement in France, which has defeated attempts to impose taxes on fuel prices Read here