EU politics
AA – European Parliament approves long-delayed EU-US trade agreement
Absolutely remarkable that 444 MEPs would back such a horrendous trade deal. They are clearly not representatives of the people. Read the article HERE.
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Austerity
Chris Hedges – Tyranny or Revolution
We face a choice. Tyranny or revolution. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and […]
EU politics
Alison Wolf – Europe’s universities face mounting financial and political challenges
The university system faces questions over its funding, value and purpose. Professor Dame Alison Wolf DBE, Baroness Wolf of Dulwich, is the Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King’s College London, and […]
EU politics
Benjamin Bürbaumer – Emmanuel Macron Has Boosted France’s Corporate Welfare State
‘French capitalism has been underperforming for decades, but its companies still expect to receive generous state support without giving much in return. Emmanuel Macron has carried this policy of corporate welfare to new heights.’ In […]
Austerity
Euronews – Meloni urges EU to treat energy crisis like defence emergency, relax fiscal rules
The reality is that no one believes in the EU fiscal rules anymore and to have a carve out only for Defence is not politically sustainable. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Kerron Ó Luain – History Moved But the Liberal Left Didn’t: Ireland’s Fuel Protests
The left shoots itself in the foot when it refuses to engage with those taking action over the rising cost of living, just because some of the protestors do not share the left’s worldview. Kerron […]
Finance
Emma Baker, Amy Clair, Mark Stephens – How Britain’s housing crisis contributes to its declining healthy life expectancy
Quality of housing is closely linked to health outcomes, and for Britons who rent in the private sector, the quality of housing is shoddy. Emma Baker is Professor of Housing Research at the Australian Centre […]
Deregulation
Branko Milanović – How the “virtues” of neoliberal globalization paved the way to its demise
As in a Greek tragedy, the same features which neoliberal globalization extolled and that ensured its success for several decades led to its inevitable demise Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. […]
Finance
Alec Haglund – When all you have is a hammer
The primary mandate of central banks is to prevent price inflation, but interest rates are a blunt tool to achieve this. Alec Haglund joined Positive Money in 2024 as a Senior Researcher. Alec holds a […]
National Politics
BBC – Irish PM announces €505m in fuel-cost measures after days of protests
Blockades are proven again and again to be an effective means of getting what you want. It’s a wonder why more workers do not use this method. Read the article HERE.