Austerity
Richard Murphy – Globalisation is failing
Richard Murphy on a number of topics concerning economics and politics in Britain, but as is often the case in political economy, much of it is applicable for most of Europe.
Deregulation
Deregulation
Des Freedman – Goldsmiths strike: Why we’re fighting the marketisation of higher education
In recent weeks, many UK universities have seen staff walkouts in protest against pension cuts, deteriorating working conditions and falling pay Des Freedman is Professor of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London Cross-posted […]
Deregulation
Matthew C. Klein: Russia Was Prepared to Withstand Sanctions. Why Wasn’t Europe Prepared to Impose Them?
It has been eight years since Russia last invaded Ukraine. What has changed, and what has not? Read Here Photo: Kremlin.ru licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Deregulation
Michael Hudson – America’s real adversaries are its European and other allies
The U.S. aim is to keep them from trading with China and Russia Michael Hudson is the author of Killing the Host (published in e-format by CounterPunch Books and in print by Islet). His new book is J […]
Corruption
George Monbiot: Freedom’s Prison
It’s not us the government intends to liberate. It’s the asset strippers, money launderers, property developers and oligarchs on whose behalf it operates. Read here Photo: Bill Gates and von der Leyen – Lukasz Kobus/European […]
Austerity
Alessandra Mezzadri – UCU Strike: Neoliberal capitalism and the commodification of social reproduction, from our home to our classroom
On 14 February a UK wide strike in Higher Education will commence (at Goldsmiths it already has). Alessandra Mezzadri is Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at SOAS Cross-posted from Developing Economics To donate to he UCU […]
Austerity
Sergio Cesaratto – The anniversary of Maastricht: little to celebrate
The Maastricht Treaty was signed on 9 February 1992. Thirty years later it is responsible for much suffering, inequality, and poverty within the fragile eurozone. Sergio Cesaratto teaches European monetary and fiscal policies at the […]
Deregulation
UCU – UK: Major University strikes begin after bosses refuse to budge on pensions, pay & working conditions
Since we launched BRAVE NEW EUROPE in Autumn of 2017 it seems that UK university workers have gone from one strike to another, en masse or as single universities. This is the result of the […]
Deregulation
Deborah James – What’s at Stake at the World Trade Organisation?
What irony: The WTO Ministerial meeting has been cancelled as a new, virulent strain of COVID, resulting from the lack of vaccines in underdeveloped nations – the handiwork of the WTO – starts to sweep […]
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy – The gas price crisis is the surest indication that Thatcherism has failed
Like the UK, European governments have been protecting the profits of fossil fuel companies instead of investing in renewables. Now the chickens are coming home to roost and we shall have to bail them out […]