Corruption
Bloomberg – Big tech shadow lobbying campaigns under fire in EU Parliament
If corporate lobbying in Brussels wasn’t insidious enough, now we have ‘shadow lobbying’ Read here.
Articles by Ben Wray
Climate Crisis
Eve Ottenberg – Heat and drought bake the world. Thank climate change.
Europeans are unhappy with uncomfortable temperatures in mid-June, while in some parts of the world unbearable heat is bringing drought and starvation Cross-posted from CounterPunch The canary in the coal mine is dead. He died […]
Political Parties
David Jamieson – Amid the Tory farce, the real divisions emerge
Written shortly before Boris Johnson’s resignation, but a good examination of what’s really at stake in the crisis of the Conservative party Cross-posted from Conter “We need the return of a Conservative Government” – the […]
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – Taxistas beat Uber in battle for Barcelona
Catalan Government’s new law to regulate private hire platforms effectively restricts them to limousines and passenger vans The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE enabling us to provide […]
EU politics
Medya News – View from the Swedish Left: Sarah Glynn talks politics with Daniel Riazat MP
At least there are some Swedish MPs who have not abandoned the Kurds. Listen here.
Fake News
Jonathan Cook: How spooks and the establishment media are circling the wagons
Part-two on why so many journalists are keen to co-operate with the intelligence agencies. Read here.
Corruption
EU Watchdog Radio – Covid treatment: People’s health v Private Profits
How the EU approached the negotiations with the pharmaceutical companies Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory The EU Watchdog Radio is a podcast produced jointly by Corporate Europe Observatory and Counter Balance. In this episode, Olivier […]
EU politics
Núria Bassa, Toni Strubell – 10 raons per les quals l’advocat general de la UE s’equivoca sobre el sistema de justícia espanyol
‘Si la UE veu normal la pràctica judicial a Espanya, què no haurem de pensar de la pràctica judicial a la UE?’ Toni Strubell és exdiputat al Parlament de Catalunya, periodista i autor d’El que […]
Corruption
Flora Cornish and Cathy Long – The police were not transparent about the Grenfell death toll: why does it matter now?
A remarkable revelation: the London police admit they refused to reveal the real number of dead from the Grenfell fire because they believed to do so could lead to Muslims’ rioting Cross-posted from the LSE […]
Finance
Gig Economy Project – ‘Life is a game’: Laura Carrer and Luca Quagliato discuss making a film on being a rider in the city
Laura Carrer and Luca Quagliato speak to the Gig Economy Project about their upcoming film on the reality of being a rider in the city (interview available as a podcast and in text form) The […]