For those of you who might have missed it, their were activites throughout Europe in protest at the inaction of politicians and the EU with regard to global warming, many of them blocking traffic in major cities.
Climate Change
George Monbiot: As the fracking protesters show, a people’s rebellion is the only way to fight climate breakdown
Our politicians, under the influence of big business, have failed us. As they take the planet to the brink, it’s time for disruptive, nonviolent disobedience Read here
EU politics
The Local es: EU parliament bans Puigdemont conference over ‘security fears’
Free speech is not one of the EU´s Four Freedoms. To the contrary, democracy is the greatest threat to the EU´s neo-liberal diktat. Read here
Austerity
Emma Dent Coad: Kensington and Chelsea is a microcosm of the evils of austerity
This article provides a good description of what daily austerity looks like in Britain and where its ideological support comes from and functions. Read here
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