The firing of the anti-monopolist Barry Lynn at the behest of Google has brought the topic of tech monopolies into the political limelight in the US. This is a long read, but provides an insight into Lynn’s work and those pushing back. The question is, why is this hardly a topic in Europe? In the EU illegal cartels have become endemic and de facto tolerated by the EU, having to fear only minor fines in comparison to their transgression, thus translating into trans-European monopolies.
Corruption
Miguel Guerra – Law & Order: Spain
Miguel Guerra criticises the state of law and order in Spain, but this is applicable to most European nations South of Scandinavia: Law and order does not apply for the corrupt political elite. He might […]
Economics
Des Freedman: Lecturers are fed up with being the big losers in the higher education market
What is described in this piece is symptomatic for the whole of Europe. Our universities are destined to become commodities in service of neo-liberalism. Let us not forget that education is what made European culture […]
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment – Von der Leyens’s Climate Plan ‘Risks Undermining’ the more Ambitious 2030 Target she Claims she is Fighting for
EU leaders could agree to increase the 2030 climate target next week, but any ramping up of ambition could be undermined by the European Commission’s own climate roadmap, major NGOs have said. The Commission is […]
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