EU politics
UNIAN: Dutch lower house votes to end referendums concerning EU
The Dutch politicial class seems to be learning quickly: If democracy becomes a problem for the EU, then bin democracy. Read here
National Politics
Corruption
Red Pepper: The rise of post-Blairism
Often forgotten is the number of Blairites still in the Labour party. This reactionary group receives a great amount of support from the Guardian, which is a prominent platform for Blair. It is a group […]
EU politics
Bill Mitchell – There is no European citizen – cultures and narratives diverge in the Eurozone
Sometimes one has the impression that beyond a few starry eyed adolescents the only people who are passionale about the EU are those receiving their paychecks from it. Read here
EU politics
Paolo Chiocchetti – The radical left in the 2018 Italian election
Torn between centre-left respectability and anti-establishment protest, the Italian radical left struggles to devise a coherent and appealing political project Paolo Chiocchetti, Fellow of the Robert Schuman Institute of European Affairs, University of Luxembourg and […]
Corruption
João Paulo Batalha – The politics of justice: a watershed moment for Portugal and Angola
The justice systems in many European nations have little to do with justice, serving the interests of those in power. Portugal is no exception. João Paulo Batalha is a social activist and founding member of […]
EU politics
Good Journalism – BBC’s Andrew Neil challenges minister to defend Corbyn spy ‘smears
Yes, it still exists: Hard-hitting, persistent, methodic confrontation of politicians by journalists.
Austerity
The Guardian: UK millennials second worst-hit financially in developed world, says study
Neo-liberalism is out to get the young. They are especially vulnerable. They have little experience in self-organisation and do not vote. Greece is the victim of German neo-liberalsim, Britain’s current situtation is the result of […]
Economics
Open Democracy – Can radical social democracy save us?
Paul Mason, Dr Faiza Shaheen, Anthony Barnett and Dr Johnna Montgomerie discuss whether radical social democracy offers a way out of the crisis of neoliberalism, and what that means for future economic policy. […]
Corruption
Craig Mackay – Endemic Corruption in the UK?
Europeans believe they have very little corruption. That is because laws have been created to make corrruption legal – at least when it is on a large scale. Read here
Corruption
Daniele Albertazzi and Arianna Giovannini – The 2018 Italian election: old faces, new parties, familiar certainty
Italian elections are rapidly nearing. Although this article left out Liberi e Pari (Free and Equal) it ohterwiseprovides a good overview. The conclusion seems realistic enough: after the elections there will be no change, just […]