Austerity
Chris Bambery: Crisis in Italy
It always comes down to the same two elements: the neo-liberal regimen of the EU led by Germany and the national enforcers, who prohibit change in the interests of their citizens. Read here
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
EU politics
Owen Jones: Talk to Deliveroo couriers. See a dystopia that could be your future
The gig economy via tech platforms have become the epitomy of modern worker exploitation. How workers are fighting back. Read here
Austerity
Ann Pettifor – Is it unreasonable to blame bankers/rentiers for the rise in populism?
According to Pettifor Global bankers and financiers are to blame for the rise of populist and fascist political parties after the Great Financial Crisis and are already leading us to the next financial disaster. Ann […]
Austerity
Michael Roberts: Greece: the spectre of debt
A good analysis of the current situation in Greece. Read here
Austerity
Thomas Fazi: Italy’s Organic Crisis
Thomas Fazi analyses the current poltical and economic crisis of Italy. Read here
Austerity
Paul Mason: Neoliberalism is a real economic model – here’s how the left can overturn it
The replacement of a hyper-financialised system will require a radical reshaping of the state, new national and global institutions, and new treaties. Read here
Austerity
Chris Dillow: On neoliberalism
For further reading on the topic please also see today’s article “Yes, neoliberalism is a thing. Don’t let economists tell you otherwise” by Christine Berry. Read here
Deregulation
Christine Berry – Yes, neoliberalism is a thing. Don’t let economists tell you otherwise
BRAVE NEW EUROPE has posted a number of articles defining what neo-liberalism is. It is not difficult because it is abstract, but because it is so multifaceted. The shortest definition, which we know is “Deregulation, […]
Austerity
Owen Jones: Carillion is no one-off scandal. Neoliberalism will bring many more
Carillion was a British mulitnational facilities, services, and construction company, which primarily lived from the outsourcing of UK government contracts until is went dramatically went bust earlier this year with massive losses of public money, […]
Deregulation
The Guardian: East coast mainline to be temporarily renationalised
Privatisation of Britain’s railways has cost taxpayers and passengers billions of Pounds, thousands of jobs, not to mention the awful service. If this can be done with East Coast Mainline, why not with the other […]