Economics
Prem Sikka: Elites will use this crisis to reshape the state. We have to push back
We have the money to build a better society after this crisis. But corporations and the right are already undermining our welfare. Read here
National Politics
Austerity
Emma Clancy – Behind the Spin on the EU’s Recovery Plan
Far from being a “Hamilton moment”, the proposed EU Recovery Plan represents German acquiescence to doing the bare minimum to hold the Eurozone together in the short term. Emma Clancy works as a policy advisor […]
EU politics
Forbes: Bank Of England Spends Billions Bailing Out Europe’s Richest Families
Emergency financial aid from the U.K. government totalling over £16 billion ($20.6 billion) has been claimed by companies controlled by U.K. and European billionaires. Read here Sir Anthony Bamford chairman of JCB pictured with former […]
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine – Resilience Economics
Probably the most potent and impressive European social movement is in Scotland being organised by a progressive Scottish think-tank “Common Weal”. Its response to Coronacrisis. Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think tank […]
Economics
Carlos García Hernández – Traitors
A criticism of the current Spanish government from an historical perspective. Carlos García Hernández is managing director of the publishing house Lola Books Translated and Edited by BRAVE NEW EUROPE Carlos García Hernández – Traitors […]
Economics
Carlo Clericetti – Christine’s Redemption
Laws and rules seem to be flying out the window in the eurozone. It is about time, because this heralds the end of ordoliberalism. But be careful what you wish for, as we do not […]
EU politics
Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – Pablo Hasél: Another Rapper Spain’s Courts want Jailed
Interview with the Catalan rapper and poet Pablo Hasél about artistic repression in Spain Toni Strubell is a former MP in the Catalan Parliament, journalist, and author of What Catalans Want Núria Bassa Camps is […]
EU politics
Alberto Bradanini – The Suicidal Left
Some confuse the limits of their knowledge with the boundaries of the world. The ideology of immutability can be defeated, but perhaps courage is not enough, recklessness is needed in the light of the harshness […]
EU politics
ING: Dutch rejection of Mercosur now threatens wider EU trade deals
A Free Trade Agreement between the EU and four South American countries, known as the Mercosur trade bloc, has been voted down by the Dutch parliament. This not only puts the largest-ever EU trade deal […]
EU politics
Catalan News: Supreme Court prohibits display of ‘unofficial’ flags on public buildings
Decision expected to have repercussions for the Catalan administrative buildings Read here