EU politics
Bill Mitchell: Reclaiming the State presentation
Bill Mitchell presents his new book written with Thomas Fazi Reclaiming the State View here
EU politics
EU politics
Tax Justice Network: How can we avoid another crisis?
In this video we hear fascinating presentations and discussion from an expert panel on how another global financial crisis can be avoided, ten years after the first. They focus on the UK, not only on […]
EU politics
The Guardian: Amazon ordered to repay €250m by EU over ‘illegal tax advantages’
European Union officials order Luxembourg to collect €250m in illegal state aid to Luxembourg from online retail giant Amazon, while the European Commission’s competition watchdog will be taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice […]
Corruption
João Paulo Batalha – Nowhere to run: Portuguese local elections signal the death of politics-as-usual
The headline from last weekend’s municipal elections in Portugal is the success of the Socialist Party, an exception to the demise of the European center-left. But there are deeper lessons if you look at the […]
EU politics
Heiner Flassbeck – Germany in the Autumn
Sorry, but this one slipped past. It should have appeared on BRAVE NEW EUROPE on October 2nd, the German Day of Reunification. Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as publisher and Editor of “Makroskop” […]
Austerity
Olivier Tonneau – Macron, Mélenchon and Catalonia: paradoxical realignments
The Catalan referendum is throwing up a number of crucial questions concerning democracy in the European Union. Olivier Tonneau analyses this in the context of France. Olivier Tonneau is Lecturer in modern languages, Homerton College, […]
EU politics
Portugal’s Socialists toast ‘biggest ever’ election win
From Politico The Portugese Socialist Party won an impressive electoral victory following its easing of austerity. Danger lurks, however, as the two far left parties in coalition with the Socialists, crucial in driving anti-neo-liberal policy, […]
EU politics
Aditya Chakrabortty: The problem is not capitalism. It’s that the Tories aren’t much cop at it
From The Guardian This is a brilliant criticism of Thatcherite policy – its collapse and how and why it has failed. Read here
Austerity
Richard Murphy – It’s time for the left to promote its own pro-business agenda
According to Richard Murphy it is time to move on and leave bankrupt neo-liberalism behind. This however means defining progressive goals and the logic behind them. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political […]
EU politics
Dan Bailey – The welfare state’s role in the transition to sustainable prosperity
Dan Bailey raises the question if sustainability will endanger the state welfare system even further? Dan Bailey is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) The welfare state has long embodied […]