EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – Taking Back Contol: Brexit and the EU
The opinion of an outsider – but what an outsider – on Brexit and the EU. Listen here
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Austerity
Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson – Ending austerity: make tax fairer and more transparent
There will be life after Brexit and it is good to see that there are progressive thinkers who are preparing for this. Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson are professors of epidemiology, co-founders of The Equality […]
Austerity
The Local fr: French plan for army backup in ‘yellow vest’ protests sparks backlash
EU imposed austerity is driving another government to the wall. Macron is literally calling in the cavalry to save himself. The French government’s decision to deploy the army as backup during Saturday’s weekly “yellow vest” […]
Austerity
Renegade Inc: Myth Busting the European Dream featuring Mathew D. Rose
Politically you can ignore some of the people some of the time…but you can’t ignore all the people all of the time. For many years European citizens have intuitively opposed unaccountability, a lack of political […]
Austerity
The Local fr: Yellow vests ransack Paris boutiques and restaurants
They said it was over. The number of participants rapidly decreasing. The media was celebrating the resurrgence of Macron. Now the BBC is even referring to it as an “anti-elite” movement. Read here The placard […]
Austerity
ekathimerini-com: Eurogroup delays €1 bn disbursement to Greece
Greece remains a German colony – and will for some time. Read here
Economics
Michael Roberts – Neoliberalism: not so bad?
There seems to be a revisionist tendency to portray the “good side” of neo-liberalism. Not only this example, but also by Matt Bishop and Tony Payne of the University of Sheffield in a paper for […]
Austerity
France 24: French Yellow Vest protesters hold 17th weekend of marches
Protesters from France’s yellow vest movement marched Saturday for a 17th straight weekend in Paris and other cities to maintain pressure on the government to reverse policies they see as favoring the rich. Read here
Austerity
Jean-Luc Mélenchon – Europe must abandon these foolish Brussels treaties
Emmanuel Macron’s vision of the continent’s future fails to address the most urgent problems facing Europeans today Read here
Austerity
Jeremy Smith – UK economy 2010-2018 – the devastating impact of the age of austerity
Britain – as absurd as it seems – is still in the clutch of austerity. One does not need to be an expert to recognise what this has done, and is still doing, to the […]