“Do we really want our cities, towns and villages designed by developer-led planning and determined by unelected officials? That is what is happening now.”
Developer-led plans for Dublin housing density far exceed 19th-century tenements
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EU politics
Bill Mitchell – billy blog: Jean-Claude Juncker in denial and somewhat delusional
With regard to EU-Commission President jean Claude Juncker’s speech concerning the future of the EU last week Mitchell writes: “Juncker’s speech displayed the usual mixture of hubris, denial and error-prone behaviour that has defined his […]
Economics
German Foreign Policy – Germany: The price of being an “Export Champion”
Germans believe that Donald Trump is introducing tariffs because he is stupid and aggressive. Hardly anyone talks aboutGermany’s obscene positive balance of trade. Germany’s mercantilism is no more reactionary than Trump’s policies – and no […]
Corruption
Prem Sikka: Tax-haven transparency won’t stop money laundering in Britain
Money laundering is not an accident, aberration, or crime. It is an institution. Read here
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