EU politics
Magid Magid: What’s disappointed me in my first two weeks in Brussels
A freshman MEP from the British Green Party on what’s wrong with the EU capital. Read here
EU politics
Austerity
Jonathan Cook – Guilt of Anti-Semitism Now Needs No Evidence
Forget Brexit, if you really want to understand what is currently happening in British politics, no one explains it better than Jonathan Cook. And do not be surprised it you find yourself repeatedly muttering “This […]
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment – Disastrous Mercosur Deal Opens Door to South American Biofuels While Palm Oil Biodiesel Use Reaches Record High
Anyone who takes the time to read about the Mercosur trade deal realises it is not in the interest of the environment, neither in Europe or South America. It is however excellent news for the […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell – As you were Greece – remain in permanent depression – commitments are commitments!
Depressing reading, but as you would expect of Bill Mitchell, well documented. Read here
EU politics
Costas Lapavitsas: Greece’s Long Road Ahead
Leaving the disastrous, but expected, election results, Costas Lapavitsas. What future does a disgraced Left in Greece have? Read here
EU politics
Spain in English: Prosecutor wants Catalan president barred for yellow ribbons
Two important points here: Spain is more fascist than we ever thought. Social Democrats are no more democratic than those they label “illiberal”. Like other failing political parties they too are resorting to militarised liberal […]
Economics
Jonathan Rutherford – The closing of the conservative mind: Towards a new left conservatism
Why the democratic nation is coming apart Read here
Corruption
Michael Roberts – Greece: Completing the Vicious Circle
A good overview of economic developments in Greece during four years of Syriza government. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts Blog So the full […]
Austerity
Ben Wray – Greece: Syriza’s Demise Shows the Left Shouldn’t Play the Warden in Debtors’ Prison
Syriza were the great hope of the European left, but surrendering to the Troika meant their election defeat was all but inevitable Ben Wray is CommonSpace editor and co-author of “What is Scottish Independence For?”, […]
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis: How Syriza’s capitulations allowed the Greek right to escape the dustbin of history
The left-wing party’s embrace of austerity created the conditions for a parasitic and cruel oligarchy to return. Read here