Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – From Facebook friends to lobby consultants
EU revolving door rules not fit for purpose Read here
Revolving Door
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Corporate Europe Observatory – Will the EU Commission Stand Firm against Toxic Lobbying Pressure?
Once again we see international corporations dictating EU policy. Germany was willing to sacrifice naming a German to head the European Central Bank realising the Ursula von der Leyen as EU Commission President would be […]
Corruption
Positive Money – The Revolving Door between Government & Finance must Slam Shut
Ooops…They did it again. Former British Chancellor Sajid Javid’s new job at JP Morgan, marks yet another swing in the revolving door between our biggest financial and political institutions – one that desperately needs slamming […]
Corruption
Carlos Rodríguez – Spain: Uber and Corruption in Madrid
The Spanish right-wing Popular Party (PP), notorious for its corruption, now runs the regional and city council of Madrid. They are using their new-found power to liberalise the taxi sector in the Spanish capital. Unsurprisingly, […]
Corruption
Carlos Rodríguez – Uber y la corrupción en Madrid
El Partido Popular, conocido por su corrupción, ahora dirige los gobiernos regional y municipal en Madrid. Este está utilizando su nuevo poder para liberalizar el sector del taxi en la capital española. Como era de […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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Tax Justice Network: A “world fit for money laundering” must end in the post Covid-19 era
We’re sharing here the details of explosive new research on “the untold history of how prominent civil servants in the UK tailored US-devised anti-money laundering policies in ways that suited the needs of Britain’s financial […]
Corruption
The Irish Times – EU: Banking regulator scores another own goal
Once again the dominance of lobbyists and corruption in the EU is made clear. Let us see how the plenary session votes. Read here