EU politics
Euronews – EU greenlights controversial return hubs in ‘strictest-ever’ new migration law
When Georgia Meloni did this there was an outcry. Now that the EU is doing the same there’s barely a whimper. Read the full article HERE.
Articles by Ben
EU politics
Ben Wray – “Grey Power”: Does the Future Belong to the Old?
As Europe’s population ages, the elderly are becoming an ever larger voting bloc, a growing “grey power” which is already reconfiguring political priorities. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist and researcher from Scotland, who lives in […]
Solutions
Kevin Guillas-Cavan – Reflecting on Socialism Through the Lens of the Paris Commune
The Paris Commune took place 155 years ago and only lasted 72 days but it still has valuable lessons to offer anyone thinking of making a revolution happen today. Kevin Guillas-Cavan is the France Research Fellow […]
EU politics
Alison Wolf – Europe’s universities face mounting financial and political challenges
The university system faces questions over its funding, value and purpose. Professor Dame Alison Wolf DBE, Baroness Wolf of Dulwich, is the Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King’s College London, and […]
Geopolitics
AA – US commentators Cenk Uygur, Hasan Piker say UK barred them over Israel-related remarks
The UK is descending into an authoritarian hellhole. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Benjamin Bürbaumer – Emmanuel Macron Has Boosted France’s Corporate Welfare State
‘French capitalism has been underperforming for decades, but its companies still expect to receive generous state support without giving much in return. Emmanuel Macron has carried this policy of corporate welfare to new heights.’ In […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning
The idea of Trump and Netanyahu was to destroy Iran as a force within the region, thereby forcing all countries in the Middle East to submit to their colonial plans. That clearly hasn’t happened. David […]
Climate Crisis
Politico – Don’t let Big Tech hide ecological cost of AI, environment agency chief tells EU
If Big Tech can build data centres and hide the energy consumption of those data centres, transparency is dead in the EU. Read the full article HERE.
Geopolitics
Trita Parsi – Iran to Israel: You hit Lebanon, and we’ll hit the UAE
Tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and the US don’t seem to have scuppered a possible deal yet, but long term the threat Israel poses to Lebanon may make any lasting peace impossible. Trita Parsi is the […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Edmund Phelps: free markets and inflation expectations
A profile of the late Edmund Phelps, a neoliberal economist until the end. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog American Edmund Phelps recently […]