“As another vote looms amid the pantomime of Westminster, the core issues behind leave’s win have been ignored. ”
The lessons of austerity and neo-liberalism is being forcefully ignored by those who profit from it.
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EU politics
Politico – Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Brussels’ oncoming ‘illiberal’ headache
The analysis is wrong. The EU is breeding such populists in the former East Block nations. They successfully enforce the neo-liberal policy of the EU, which, as in Southern Europe, is pushing much of the […]
Globalisation
The Intercept: Tax Havens and Other Dirty Tricks Let U.S. Corporations Steal $180 Billion From the Rest of the World Every Year
Are tax havens an enraging but tangential subject? Or do they have a powerful effect on the how the U.S. economy functions, and should therefore be a part of every political debate? Read here
EU politics
Chris Dillow: Why I’m not a lefty
This is Chris Dillow at his Marxist best. He has resumed the discussion concerning some crucial issues of leftist policies in the US and Europe and many leftists’ inability to connect or empathise with the […]
A magnificent commentary.
Second referendum? Just watch the Labour vote tank as the betrayal hits home, leaving the field for another disgusting Tory victory. The Labour Party is a cowardly disgrace. Playing political games just to pander to the Parliamentary Party and Metropolitan young meritocrats is an insult to ordinary working people. Let’s take the straightforward option (rightly favoured by Redwood, even if his overall politics is somewhat clinical and objectionable): get out cleanly and get on with fighting for the things that matter to real lives, including the one that threatens everyone – climate catastrophe.