EU politics
El Nacional: Spain censors recital by Catalan poets in Brussels
This is the Democratic Europe of Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron Read here
National Politics
EU politics
Prem Sikka: The government’s ‘tough’ action on overseas tax dodging isn’t all it seems
The Tories are forcing overseas territories to publish who really owns companies. A welcome step – but it will do little on its own, writes accounting expert Prem Sikka. Read here
EU politics
Sergi Cutillas – Who is the vice-president of the European Central Bank Luis De Guindos?
Luis De Guindos is the EU elite’s right sort of politician, as Sergi Cutillas documents. Sergi Cutillas is an economist and worked in the financial sector before taking up his work as a financial justice […]
EU politics
Red Pepper: Why I’m on McStrike: ‘£10 an hour would change our lives’
Joshua Khan, 18, explains why he’s joining today’s McStrike and shares his experiences of working at his local branch in Watford Read here
Austerity
Thomas Fazi and William Mitchell: Why the Left Should Embrace Brexit
Remainers claim that Brexit will be an economic apocalypse. But it provides the opportunity for a radical break with neoliberalism. Read here
EU politics
Andrew Dowling – Has the Podemos moment passed?
That Podemos was having difficulties was clear. Its dramatic upward trajectory in the polls and elections had stalled. A plausible and objective explanation for this development was difficult to find. We asked Andrew Dowling to […]
EU politics
CityLab: Barcelona Forces Banks to Turn Repossessed Homes Into Affordable Housing
To address a housing shortage, Spain’s second city says bank-owned properties can no longer sit empty. Read here
EU politics
Steven Forti – Pending the decision of the German courts
BRAVE NEW EUROPE has been trying to provide comprehensive information concerning the Catalan Independence Movement. In this article Steven Forti brings us up to speed with the newest developments. We would like to thank all […]
EU politics
Victoria Canning and Monish Bhatia – Home Office deportation targets show how Britain’s immigration system is harmful by design
Under pressure: Home secretary, Amber Rudd. Parliament TV Victoria Canning, The Open University and Monish Bhatia, Birkbeck, University of London April has been a month of turbulence for the Home Office. The aftermath of the […]
Austerity
Richard Murphy: Tory austerity has delivered the worst decade for UK productivity growth since the 18th century
Should this be a surprise to anyone? The goal of austerity was to increase inequality, primarily at the cost of the poorest and weakest. Nothing more and nothing less. Read here