A look at the municipal politics of Berlin, where hopes have been dashed that a referendum win in 2021 would bring a breakthrough on the rent problem.
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Loren Balhorn: Order Prevails
EU politics
telesur: First Time in History: France’s Nine Biggest Unions Join Together for Million-Worker Strike
The French government seeks to “flexibilize” public jobs amid a climate of growing citizen discontent, which made it possible for all big unions to reach a common stand for the first time. Read here
EU politics
Prem Sikka: Too many bean-counters: How an ‘accounting curse’ is hurting the UK economy
Another day and another accounting episode hits the headlines. No, it is not Carillion, BHS, Conviviality, Rolls Royce, Serco, SIG or Tesco. This week it is BT, which has admitted that its accounting for pensions contained […]
Economics
Branko Milanovic: The bitterness of Adam Smith
Often cited, seldom read. Branko Milanovic finally reads the whole of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and reflects upon its meaning. Read here
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