Concerns have been aroused that a new wave of privatisation could be prepared after the European Commission asked KPMG to study the “operational and fiscal challenges” which state-owned enterprises place on the public purse. The […]
This is a further report from the UN climate talks in Bonn, which we have been featuring in BRAVE NEW EUROPE By Chloe Farand Cross-posted from DeSmog UK Each day at the international climate talks, […]
Austerity is based not only on bad economics, but lies as well. As Richard Murphy demonstrates in this article Britain’s debt burden is not nearly as great as the government claims, which is its principal […]
Economic growth remains the predominant policy goal in the UK. Section 108 of the Deregulation Act 2015 requires that any person exercising a regulatory function must have “regard to the desirability of promoting economic growth” […]
Since its inception the euro-area economies have been marked by poor economic performance. The causes have been the austerity policy agenda, so called “structural reforms,” and the failures to resolves the current account constraints on […]
Large corporations spend billions a year in purchasing political decisions – lobbying- from governments and politicians throughout the world. This policy of interfering in the democratic process however permeates down to the lowest levels of […]
Among the scandals exposed by the Paradise Papers is that of residency for sale, something Tax Justice Network covered just last month (along with passports for sale) as a special feature in their monthly podcast […]
Migrants and refugees appear to be between a rock and a hard place: die in Libya under horrendous conditions or manage to cross the Mediterranean alive. No one seems to be willing to connect this […]
Following six years of austerity in the United Kingdom and the suffering it has caused millions of households and will cause millions more, Richard Murphy believes not only is it time to alter course, but […]
Unfortunately neo-classical economics, although discredited following the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, continues to dominate economic theory – probably because it is the fundament of neoliberal ideology. For over a quarter of a century neo-classical economists […]
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