The day after the Catalan independence referendum, so on 2nd October 2017, the Spanish state quietly removed the money public companies and authorities held in the two largest Catalan banks, Banc Sabadell and CaixaBank.
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Energy
Gizmodo: China Considers Ban on Cryptocurrency Mining Because It’s a Stupid Waste of Energy
No one talks about the environmental impact of e-technology, e-finance, and e-commerce. Also see our article here concerning music streaming. Read here
EU politics
Prem Sikka: There’s only one way to solve inequality and fat-cattery – and it isn’t ‘naming and shaming’
As new figures show wage stagnation for workers – and big pay hikes for bosses – Prem Sikka argues it’s time to bold solutions to the inequality crisis. Read here
Austerity
Ben Wray: May’s demise may just be the end of the beginning for the Conservative Party’s decline
Ben Wray of CommonSpace analyses what Theresa May’s resignation may mean for her own fractious party Read here
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