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the shift: Pilatus Bank might be gone but Malta remains a money-laundering haven

November 8, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Once again it took the intervention of the US justice authorities to force the EU to finally do something about one of its criminal bank, not that the EU really cares. Laws, like austerity, are […]

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Sergi Cutillas and Josep Vendrell – Forensic analysis of the Spanish financial crisis

November 4, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

We admit this is a very long read, but it does explain very well the property crash in Spain, the corruption in Spanish banks, and how they too capitalised on the crisis to increase their […]

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Ende Gelaende 2018 – Germany: Hambach coal track and RWE digger blocked

October 28, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Hambacher Forest: 6,500 activists block mining operations in the Rhineland coalfield, Largest action of civil disobedience of the German climate movement. Read here

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Transport & Environment – EU air quality rules are failing, says Court of Auditors

October 22, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The EU’s air quality laws are failing. That is the conclusion of two reports, one by the EU’s Court of Auditors into ambient air quality standards and monitoring, the other by T&E that shows the […]

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Jon Trickett – Our democracy isn’t working – it’s time to fight for it

October 17, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Corporate power has captured the centralised state – but Labour’s commitment to a Constitutional Convention offers root and branch reform, writes Jon Trickett. Jon Trickett  is a Labour MP and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet […]

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Bloomberg: The Hypocrisy of Outrage Over Danske Bank

October 8, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The fight against corruption depends on whether it wins votes. Read here

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Nick Shaxson – The finance curse: how the outsized power of the City of London makes Britain poorer

October 5, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The financial sector is hailed as the crowning glory of the UK economy. But as it blooms, everything else withers. This is true wherever the financial sector becomes dominant in the economy, similar to what […]

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Times Malta: ‘I will launch campaign for HSBC to quit Malta,’ MEP threatens

October 1, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

EU parliamentarian Sven Giegold accuses Malta of being soft on money-laundering. That is of course a euphemism: Better would be avid supporters of money-laundering Read here  

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ICCT – Lobbyists sowing confusion on the European Commission’s proposal for truck CO2 standards

September 27, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) is at again. The lobby organisation of car and lorry manufacturers dictates policy to the EU, which is then ordered by Germany ot be adopted into law. Let us […]

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Corporate Europe Observatory – How the financial lobby won the battle in Brussels

September 20, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Despite their responsibility for the 2008 crash, the financial sector has successfully avoided major reform in the decade since. Their army of lobbyists has won almost all the major battles, leaving new legislation full of […]

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

August 10, 2025 0

Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

July 2, 2025 0

Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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