Nick Dearden: The EU is unhealthily biased toward austerity – that’s why it’s now in a budget standoff with Italy

This article features extracts from Richard Brook’s new book, Bean Counters: The Triumph of the Accountants and How They Broke Capitalism. Read here See our review of the book here  

How a left-wing coalition government has functioned better than even its creators could have hoped. Read here  

Once again it is confirmed that Germany, the EU hegemon determines policy. Read here