EU politics
slugger o’toole: The secret of surviving the cuts is easy – just don’t be poor…
Austerity in Northern Ireland Read here
Articles by Mathew D. Rose
EU politics
Ada Colau: Europe must act to protect the rights and freedoms of Catalans
From The Guardian Ada Colau is the mayor of Barcelona. She was one of the founders of the anti-eviction Platform for People Affected by Mortgages (PAH) in Spain. Read here
EU politics
Irish Examiner: AIB to pay no corpo tax for 20 years: CEO
First the taxpayer bailed out the Irish banks. Now the Allied Irish Bank is permitted to defer taxes on these losses – for 20 years! What was that about getting screwed coming and going? Read […]
EU politics
Lina Gálvez – On narratives and break-ups: the Brexit referendum and the Catalonian independence initiative compared
Are there parallels between the Brexit referendum and Catalonia’s process of independence? Does a return to national sovereignty offer a restoration of democracy and prioritisation of the common good that are lacking in supranational institutions […]
Environment
Stewart Lansley – Citizens’ wealth funds
Since 2008, the question of inequality has moved up the political agenda. This rising concern has yet to translate into policy action. The UK continues to sit towards the top of the global inequality league, […]
EU politics
Edward Luce ─ The Retreat of Western Liberalism (moderated by Mark Blyth)
Join Financial Times chief U.S. columnist and commentator Edward Luce for a discussion of his latest book, The Retreat of Western Liberalism. The discussion will be moderated by Mark Blyth, Eastman Professor of Political Economy […]
Finance
Francis Weyzig: Defying the OECD’s crackdown on tax evasion
The Germans claim that their tax-dodging drive is stronger than their sexual drive, which might explain the inexorable decline of the German birthrate. This does not appear to be simply a German phenomenon. Francis Weyzig […]
EU politics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Uber and the anti-regulations bandwagon
The tide seems to be turning concerning the Gig Economy in Britain. Workers, supported by the unions, are winning one court case after the other to be recgonised for what they are: employees. Wren-Lewis looks […]
Sustainability
Bioversity International: New Study Reveals Agrobiodiversity Investments as Triple Win for Health, Environment and Food System Sustainability
Plant and animal species that are the foundation of our food supplies are as endangered as wildlife but get almost no attention, a new report reveals. Read here
EU politics
Victoria Canning and Alice Minor – Women Refugees in Denmark
Scandinavia is seen as a haven of tolerance. That reputation is wearing thin in Denmark Victoria Canning is Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University Alice Minor is a project worker at DIGNITY – Danish […]