EU politics
Joseph Stiglitz: How to exit the eurozone
If we believe Stiglitz, then the end of the Euro is nigh. Read here
Financial Institutions
Economics
Lars Syll: My Finest Hour – Sweden´s Euro Referendum
The EU´s teleological discourse leaves out the many referendums against its policies and the Euro. In his piece Lars P. Syll relates how the Swedes, despite massive pressure from its elite, voted no to the […]
Economics
Serban V.C. Enache – How to leave the Euro: A Practical Guide
An Interesting piece concentrating on the finacial factors. Read here
Economics
Ann Pettifor – Can Society Once Again Make Finance Servant, Not Master of the Economy?
In February 2018, Jeremy Corbyn accused bankers of taking the economy hostage, and said in a speech that Britain’s financial sector will be “the servant of industry not the masters of all” if the Labour […]
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 […]
EU politics
Investigate Europe: How a US firm pushed for EU €2.1trn pension fund
This is only a brief section of an extensive and excellent investigative report concerning the US financial services corporate giant BlackRock by Investigate Europe. Unfortunately it has never been translated into English. Here you will […]
Economics
Richard Murphy – Setting the appropriate objectives for economic policy
Richard Murphy seems to be heading for the title of the “People‘s Economist”. In this piece he does a brilliant job of explaining economics and state finances in a simple (not simplistic) and systematic fashion. […]
Corruption
Prem Sikka: The UK’s financial regulators are presiding over widespread corporate failure
As we are probably heading into the next financial crisis, afterwards there will be the great outcry concerning the lack of regulation. It never went away following the last financial crisis. Read here
Economics
Lars P. Syll – To save Europe we have to abandon the euro
That the Euro was mistakenly constructed seems to be consensus, but no one seems to be willing to change this. We are already seeing the effects: the rise of far-right parties in the EU, not […]
Austerity
Josh Ryan -Collins: Public budgeting for public purpose
It’s the latest debunking of the Swabian hausfrau myth of that German Finance Minister Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. To see this lecture please click here Read here