Deregulation
Associated Press – EU lawmakers approve trade deal with US but add safeguards
The deal which seals Europe’s century of humiliation, signed-off by a hapless bunch of MEPs. Read the article HERE.
Deregulation
Austerity
Richard Murphy – Anger is driving people towards the far right. Only care and hope can bring them back.
What is currently occurring in the UK is happening in most Western nations. Here a good analysis of what has gone wrong and what now needs to be done. Richard Murphy is an economic justice […]
Austerity
Aurelien – Out Of Control… If there is hope, it lies in the PMC
What Aurelien does not appear to understand is that it was the union of workers and middle class that enabled progressive politics. The PMC alone is the Green Party, which eventually becomes far-right. Cross-posted from […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Is there hope for a post neoliberal world?
We are all realising that our political class – the large parties and their lobbying machines – only want power. Something has to give. Read Article HERE Photo: Screen grab
Deregulation
Corporate Europe Observatory – Deregulation Watch
A useful resource to keep an eye on what the European Commission is up to with it’s deregulation agenda. Read the article HERE.
Austerity
Aurelien – The World At Eleven…Stop shouting at me.
How we got to where we are is an interesting and depressing story, and one where, curiously, the media probably plays at least as important a role as the people and institutions that were its […]
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.
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.