Corruption
Politico: EU official forced to resign over energy interests
In the EU there are apparently laws that do not apply for politicians, especially when it is a question of their bank accounts. Read here
Corruption
Austerity
The Guardian: Grenfell survivor blames landlord’s ‘cancerous’ decisions for disaster
Housing too has become “a commodity to be exploited”. This is nothing new, as Henry George recognised 150 years ago. This fact includes many danger, and as we saw with Grenfell Tower, not only social […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – JEFTA: An exclusive trade between EU negotiators and big business
Once again the EU political elite is pushing through the interests of international corporations at the cost of the people of Europe and their environment. Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory Since December 2017, the European […]
Corruption
Common Space: RBS accused of committing a “fraud on the people” over LOBO loans at AGM
An example of how politicians work hand in glove with banks to enable them to make excessive profits at the cost of the common good. Read here
Corruption
Chris Bambery and George Kerevan – Spain: the Kleptomaniac State
This is an excerpt from Catalonia Reborn: How Catalonia Took On the Corrupt Spanish State and the Legacy of Franco by Chris Bambery and George Kerevan, which will be published in June by Luath Press […]
Austerity
Michael Roberts – Spain: the challenge for Sanchez
Michael Roberts analyses the Spanish economy and why it remains subdued. Read here
Corruption
Richard Brooks: The financial scandal no one is talking about
This article features extracts from Richard Brook’s new book, Bean Counters: The Triumph of the Accountants and How They Broke Capitalism. Read here See our review of the book here
Corruption
Nick Dearden: Big tech companies are trying to rewrite the rules to get your data
Dearden addresses all destructive march of tech companies through our societies and how they are using politicians to stop us from stopping them. Read here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Post-scandal Facebook: will the EU stop treating the tech giant as a trusted partner?
Following the Cambridge Analytica affair and the massive leak of 87 million people’s data revealed earlier this year, Facebook is facing unprecedented scrutiny of its business model and especially its use of users’ personal data. […]
Climate Crisis
Kai Whiting and Luis Gabriel Carmona – The hidden carbon cost of everyday products
Andrey N Bannov / shutterstock Kai Whiting, Universidade de Lisboa and Luis Gabriel Carmona, Universidade de Lisboa The targets set in the Paris Agreement on climate change are ambitious but necessary. Failure to meet them […]