Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Smoke and mirrors
Weak EU transparency rules allow tobacco industry lobbyists to dodge scrutiny Read here
Lobbying
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – Germany: Tainted Love
Corporate lobbying and the upcoming German EU Presidency Corporate Europe Observatory is a research and campaign group working to expose and challenge the privileged access and influence enjoyed by corporations and their lobby groups in […]
Corruption
Cities Versus Multinationals: Who will Win our Post-Covid Future?
Municipalities and social movements have gained new energy from the crisis. Can they win against corporates set on tightening their grip on power? By Observatori del Deute en la Globalització (ODG), Observatoire des Multinationales Transnational […]
Corruption
Chris Hedges: The Treason of the Ruling Class
They have destroyed our capitalist democracy and replaced it with a mafia state. Read here
Aviation
Steffen Redeker, Christoph Trautvetter – State Aid and Tax Avoidance – the Case of Lufthansa
Germany, the nation where the industry interests and lies by politicians determine the nations policies. Today, 30 May, a new coal-fired power plant was taken into active service. Earlier in the week Lufthansa was given […]
Corruption
Robin McAlpine – Progress Needs the State, but the State Must Progress
We have so many analyses on BRAVE NEW EUROPE, but no author dissects the reality of failing democracy in the EU better than Robin McAlpine and offering solid solutions to boot. Just substitute the name […]
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine: ‘Green New Deal’ and ‘Green Deal’ are Opposites – We have to Choose
My perennial criticism of the Left is that it manages to be correct on high-level principles but bad at actually fighting the fight. As chatter about ‘afterwards’ grows and grows, it is even more important […]
Corruption
European Ombudsman – Ombudsman inquiry finds the EBA should have forbidden Executive Director’s move to finance lobby group
Oh naughty, naughty corrupt EU political class. The EU solution? Pay lots of people lots of money to write useless reports like this with no consequences. The name of the the EU official, Adam Farkas, […]
Aviation
Corporate Europe Observatory – Corona Lobby Watch
Who would have expected that: Opportunistic lobbyists abuse the EU’s unprecedented health crisis. Lobbyists for many industries are opportunistically repackaging old demands, or developing new ones, and using the Corona Crisis to justify them, even […]
Corruption
Robin McAlpine – Liberal Democracy has Failed because it has Abandoned Democracy
This has to be the best and most thorough micro-analysis of the failings of Liberal Democracy. Just replace Scotland with the name of your nation, do the same with the names, organisations, etc, substituting with […]