Neo-liberalism can only flourish where democracy is reduced to a minimum, to folklore. The EU is neo-liberal. Thus the European Court of Justice will almost always decide against democracy.
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Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis: What really caused the financial crisis
Wren-Lewis discusses Tam Bayoumi’s recent book “Unfinished Business” concerning the Great Financial Crisis: “What this analysis by Tam Bayoumi convincingly shows is that finance always has to be carefully regulated, and failures in regulation can […]
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis: Marx predicted our present crisis – and points the way out
Yanis Varoufakis turns to the Communist Manifesto and finds turth, solace, and inspiration. Highly recommended. Read here
EU politics
Robin McAlpine: Escaping corrupt London finance is one of the biggest opportunities of independence
Common Weal director Robin McAlpine argues that Scottish independence offers the only escape from a system in which bankers win every time Read here
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