EU politics
David Shirreff – Brexit damage limitation
There is so much white noise in the media concerning Brexit, almost all of it by people who have no idea of what is really going on behind the scenes. David Shirreff tries to make […]
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Finance
David Laws and Charles S. Adams – Is world-leading NHS healthcare an affordable proposition?
Two non-economists explain the creation of money and what becomes of it. It is a strightforward piece for those who get bogged down by technical economic terms. They also explain why a government debt is not […]
EU politics
Jonathan Burnett – Work, capital and the ‘administration of punishment’
Workfare is a British government policy whereby individuals must undertake work, often unpaid, in return for their benefit payments or risk losing them. It is not only part of Britain’s austerity regime, but has been […]
Finance
Richard Murphy – Thoughts on the IMF and World Bank
Murphy believes there could well have been a sea change at the IMF and World Bank. It is however one thing to produce analyses and papers making the right noises, and the IMF arguing that […]
Corruption
João Paulo Batalha – Corruption in Portugal: The mighty have fallen – the elite’s day of reckoning
A prime minister, a banker, the heads of the top telecom company, construction moguls, assorted friends and family. Portugal’s biggest corruption case ever is a veritable who’s who of the nation’s political and business elite. […]
Climate Crisis
Jason Hickel – Why less is more
GDP has become a fetish. This obsession with major GDP growth makes reducing CO² impossible. The other downside is that GDP growth mainly ends up enriching the 1 %. The solution lies in re-distribution. There […]
EU politics
Heikki Patomäki – On the conditions of successful social democratic alternatives
Globalisation has ravaged the economies and societies in the industrialised world. Uneven growth and deindustrialisation are causing political turmoil. The left, trapped in a limited territorial state, is likely to fail even if it wins […]
EU politics
Eliane Glaser – The left is having a moment. Here’s how to make it count
“Democracy is not just about taking control. It’s also about having clearly distinguished political agendas to choose between. Right-wing populism attaks the very concept of a democratic forum in which a genuine alternative could challenge […]
Climate Crisis
Rolf Kreibich – Democracy and Sustainable Development
For Kreibich the future of Europe depends on the development of democracy and sustainability on the continent. A bold vision and its realisation are necessary to enable Europe to thrive with a secure perspective. Rolf […]
EU politics
Edward Smythe – The UK economy is hooked on rising asset prices. What happens when the bubble bursts?
The risks of a private debt crisis in the United Kingdom are real enough. But the existential threat is that this will happen together with the bursting of the greatest asset bubble in the UK’s […]