Economics
Bill Mitchell: The so-called euro stability spawned banking system that caused havoc
A very interesting analyses of the role of the EU and European banks in the Great Financial Crisis. Read here
EU-Institutions
EU politics
SafeHaven: Austria Rings In New Year With Tax Threat For Tech Giants
The European Union has been desperately trying to implement a plan to get tech companies that generate billions of dollars online to pay more taxes. But with a plan to impose a bloc-wide tax regulation […]
Economics
Carlo Clericetti – The lesson of QE (which will not be questioned)
Quantitative easing, the ECB’s purchase of securities on the market, has ended and some conclusions can be drawn. It has certainly avoided the worst happening, but it cannot be said to have achieved the results […]
Austerity
Ashoka Mody – The Euro: a mindless idea
Ashoka Mody on the arrogant delusion of the architects of the EU. Read here
Economics
Steve Keen – ‘The Euro is a suicide pact’
Steve Keen on the effects of the Euro on economies in the EU.
Austerity
Steve Keen – The Delusional Leaders of the Eurozone
Steve Keen too has a look at 20 years of the Euro. Steve Keen is an economist. He is an expert on Minsky’s Financial Instability Hypothesis, and is one of the handful of economists who […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – 20 years of the euro – part one: has it been a success?
In part one, Roberts will consider whether the euro has been a success for capital in the participating states; and whether it has been good news for labour. In part two (here), he considers whether […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Greece “neither thrived nor struggled” – the financial press alt world
One thing has not changed during 2018: the neo-liberal propaganda of European state and commerical media. Read here
Austerity
Chris Bambery – Will 2019 see any resolution in the troubled relationship between Spain and Catalonia?
The Catalan independence movement has become bogged down in internal political divisions. The movement lacks a progressive vision capable of mobilising a large majority of Catalans, resorting instead to portraying itself as a victim. Chris […]
Austerity
Luke Telford – Brexit: Understanding Leave Voters’ Motivations in Northeast England
As the debate around Brexit becomes increasingly hysterical and at moments absurd, we would like to remind our readers that Brexit is actually about people who were fed up with their political class. We at […]