Deregulation
EuroNews – European Parliament to take Commission to court over technology patents
Ursula Von Der Leyen’s European Commission has become little more than an institutional lobbyist for American big tech. Read the article HERE.
Deregulation
Corruption
The scourge of sub-contracting in Europe: Interview with Silvia Borelli
Sub-contracting is an increasingly prevalent ploy by companies to avoid risk and responsibilities when it comes to their workers. Interview by José Álvarez Díaz, who specialises in international news and development and has worked as […]
Deregulation
Politico – EU leaders to double down on deregulation drive
Von Der Leyen brought in a bunch of reforms to make Europe more ‘competitive’, and now wants to unwind a lot of that to…make Europe more ‘competitive’. That’s the level of political leadership in Brussels […]
Austerity
Politico – Draghi orders Europe’s leaders: Do what I told you
Top technocrat demands all European governments bend to his technocratic will. Read the article HERE.
Deregulation
BBC – Uber brings forward trialling driverless taxis in UK
The UK Government seems cock-a-hoop for robo-taxis, despite the destructive consequences for jobs, congestion and potentially road safety. Read the article HERE.
Austerity
Ann Pettifor: Balshazzar’s Feast, the US dollar and the ‘Invisible Hand’
Too little regulation, of too little government, of deregulation and lawlessness, amount to “the writing on the wall” for the empire that is the United States of America Read Article HERE
Deregulation
Antonia Ferri – The Battle on the Shores of Lake Garda
The towns and villages surrounding the north Italian lake have becoming overrun with tourists, pushing young people out and leading to resistance from locals. Antonia Ferri is a freelance journalist, who previously worked for the […]
Deregulation
Corporate Europe Observatory: Coded for Privileged Access – How Big Tech Weakens Rules on advanced AI
The EU is developing a Code of Practice to govern general purpose AI, as part of the implementation of the AI Act. But Big Tech has heavily influenced the process to successfully weaken the Code. […]
Deregulation
Aurelien – The End?
There must be some way out of here … surely? Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack A scene from Samuel Beckett’s Endgame The original idea behind these essays when I started them three years ago, was that […]
Climate Crisis
Rubén Martínez – How Housing Speculation Created Environmental Crisis in Spain
‘The floods that hit Spain last year were more than just a natural disaster. They were exacerbated by housing developers who built homes in the most flood-prone areas.’ In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.