Economics
Michael Roberts: The productivity puzzle again
A long but interesting piece concerning the downturn of productivity, especially in Britain. Perfect for the weekend. Read here
National Politics
EU politics
Catalan News: Prosecuted former cabinet ordered to pay €2.13m or face confiscation
The Social Democrats are not really defusing the situation. Read here
Austerity
Amnesty International: Eurozone governments need to recognise that Greece’s debt is a human rights issue
It is good to see that someone can see the plight of Greece and its people not just as a “political problem”. Read here
Economics
John Weeks – Does the EU “single market” foster trade?
John Weeks comes to some interesting conclusions with regard to trade within the EU. Among those is that Germanys trade surplus has been influenced with austerity and the resulting slow growth in imports. The figures […]
Corruption
Chris Bambery – Catalonia Reborn: A revolt against Spanish Nationalism?
CommonSpace editor Ben Wray spoke to Chris Bambery, co-author of newly released ‘Catalonia Reborn – How Catalonia took on the corrupt Spanish State and the Legacy of Franco’ with George Kerevan. Wray and Bambery have […]
Corruption
Tax Justice Network – June Podcast
In this month’s Taxcast: We’ve had leak after leak, whistleblower after whistleblower. But no matter what the scandal is, when it comes to financial secrecy and tax dodging, the so-called big four accountancy firms are […]
Austerity
Danny Dorling: This is what peak inequality looks like
This is an era of gross unfairness. But it will slowly come to an end Read here
Austerity
John Weeks – EU degenerates: Fiscal Rules undermine prosperity
This article is the first of several by John Weeks that will assess whether the European Union has achieved its founders’ stated goals of national and regional prosperity, convergence of development level across countries, and […]
Deregulation
Gregor Gall – Unions need a renaissance – here’s what could happen under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour
PA/Gareth Fuller By Gregor Gall, University of Glasgow The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is celebrating its 150th anniversary at a time of great pressure for workers’ rights. It was founded in Manchester in 1868 […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: We can do something about neoliberalism
Bill Mitchell covers three topics rather succinctly in this blog: Democratic deficit in the EU, Greece and its newest catastrophic deal with Germany/EU, and the surprise Democrat primary results in New York yesterday. Read here