When accountants and auditors become the story because of systemic failures and corporate malfeasance you know something has gone badly wrong. As if not to be outdone by banking crises, big accountancy firms are increasingly embroiled in corporate scandals and conflicts of interests.So how do we clearly define their role so they actually serve society, instead of continually maximising profit for private and personal gain?
Media
60 Years Private Eye – Ian Hislop
Editor of Private Eye Ian Hislop sat down with JOE on the magazine’s 60th birthday to discuss Laura Kuenssberg, social media anonymity, and being sued.
EU politics
The Real News Network – Costas Lapavitsas: Class Struggle Over Brexit
In the confusion surrounding Brexit, Costas Lapavitsas – who is pro-Brexit – does a brilliant job of explaining the current situation and analysing the political conflict, and that relatively objectively. The irony: it takes a […]
EU politics
Politics Theory Other: Aeron Davis on ‘Reckless Opportunists: Elites at the End of the Establishment’
Aeron Davis joins Politics Theory Other to discuss his new book, ‘Reckless Opportunists: Elites at the End of the Establishment’. We discussed the changing face of British elites, the self-destructive character of neoliberalism, and the […]
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