EU politics
Aditya Chakrabortty: In 2011 Preston hit rock bottom. Then it took back control
How globalisation can be stopped and communities flourish Read here
Privatisation
Austerity
Aditya Chakrabortty: Why do we let greedy financiers profit from the pain of foster children?
Privatisation is destroying our society. Once again Aditya Chakrabortty takes a tiny sliver of society and shows how the “free market” is destroying everything it touches, be it people or environment. Profit is all that […]
Corruption
Lina Galvez – Rodrigo Rato’s troublesome “legal” legacy
Neo-liberalism has a face. In fact it has many faces. Lina Galvez looks at the career and egregious damage done to Spanish society by one of these faces: Rodrigo Rato. Lina Gálvez is Professor of […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Greece – the next bailout is just around the corner
Greece has disappeared from the headlines, but its disastrous economic state has changed little. Bill Mitchell looks at the nation that purportedly turned the corner. Read here
Economics
Chris Dillow: OUTSOURCING: A TRANSACTIONS COST APPROACH
Leave the dogma behind, and the numbers tell a different story about privatisation: It is not cheaper, better, or more efficient. Read here
Economics
Eurostat: What is the extent of contingent liabilities and non-performing loans in the EU Member States?
How many more scandals are to come out of this sector, not only in Britain but in other countries exposed to PFI? Relative to its GDP, Portugal has the highest level of PFI exposure (at […]
Economics
Chaminda Jayanetti – Carillion: A story of Britain’s fake markets
The problem for Chaminda Jayanetti was that most of the areas in which PFI operates are “fake” markets with no true competition. “These markets are fake because they are entirely dependent on the taxpayer” Read […]
EU politics
Richard Murphy – The systemic questions Carillion gives rise to
Richarld Murphy called for directors of such companies to face unlimited liability for their actions, unleashing a torrent of comment in praise and condemnation of rude capitalism at work. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice […]