Corruption
Aditya Chakrabortty: End these offshore games or our democracy will die
With the Paradise Papers in the headlines, we at BRAVE NEW EUROPE are trying to publish what we consider the best critical articles on the topic. Read here
Tax
Finance
Richard Murphy – There is no possible right wing defence for tax havens
Murphy goes through and refutes the typical arguments of the right wing in defense of tax havens. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of London. He campaigns on issues […]
Finance
Michael Oswald – The Spider’s Web
A film review by Mathew D. Rose and David Shirreff Should you be having difficulties making sense of the “Paradise Papers” or simply not know much about tax havens, then Michael Oswald’s documentary film “The […]
Finance
Tax Justice Network – Portrait of a tax haven: Jersey
John Christensen continues Tax Justice Networks reports on specific tax havens. John was born in Jersey and later worked in the financial industry on the island. Thus this is an especially good, although lengthy, article. […]
Finance
Economics
The Divide – A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions by Jason Hickel
Book review by Mathew D. Rose The subtitle of Jason Hickel’s book “The Divide” is something of an understatement. The book is neither brief, nor is it a guide. Instead Hickel has written a brilliant […]
EU politics
Positive Money – The Bank of England’s boost to wealth inequality is all but impossible to reverse
The Bank of England’s quantative easing (QE) has resulted in a radical increase in inequality in the United Kingdom. Positive Money calls for a change in policy – QE for People – to roll back […]
Finance
Oxfam: “The Heist No One Is Talking About”
When companies are transparent about where they pay tax, we can start holding large global companies to account if it looks like they are making big profits from a country that is seeing little tax […]
Finance
Richard Murphy – The overthrow of unjust wealth is possible
Richard Murphy explains that while ending wealth distribution disparity may be a revolution, it need not be violent and can be achieved with a good dose of wealth taxation and a willingness to reject the […]
EU politics
Francis Weyzig – The Nasty Four must show their real colours
The Nasty Four are trying to shed their reputation as corporate tax havens, by removing harmful features and bringing their tax systems more in line with international standards. Yet there are worrying signs too. Francis Weyzig is […]