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The Independent: Romania is bleeding doctors, nurses, dentists

October 4, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

But this is how the EU was designed: Cheap labour from the East moving West, sending home remittances that end up supporting corrupt politicians, who maintain this EU system. This is not a scandal. It […]

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The Independent: Switzerland must ‘urgently’ do more to tackle bribery and protect whistleblowers, OECD says

March 28, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Really? I doubt anyone in their wildest fantasies could have imagined this? How many millions did the OECD pay for this incredible study? Read here  

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The Independent: Reject austerity to defeat populism, Portugal’s socialist prime minister António Costa tells EU

March 15, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Portugal has abandoned austerity – maybe not in a radical manner – but even then the nation’s citizens and economy are faring much better than it ever did under austerity. Read here  

EU politics

The Independent: Yanis Varoufakis’s argument that there is a ‘Marxist’ case for staying in the EU isn’t as simple as it seems

February 2, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

We want the EU, but not this EU. Yanis Varoufakis is right. His attempts to reform the EU have however not been remotely successful. The question is: Can the EU be reformed? We at Brave […]

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The Independent: Emmanuel Macron branded ‘hero of the rich’ for cutting taxes for the wealthiest in new French budget

October 1, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Emmanuel Macron seems to be pushing through a neo-liberal policy that once again enriches the few and immiserates the many. What else is new in the European Union?   Read here

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Taking Control – Sovereignty and Democracy After Brexit by Philip Cunliffe, George Hoare, Lee Jones, Peter Ramsay

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Book Review by Mathew D. Rose We shall soon be marking the seventh anniversary of the Brexit Referendum of 23 June 2016. The four authors of this book were part of the Full Brexit collective […]

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Breaking Together – a freedom-loving response to collapse by Jem Bendell

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Book Review by Andrew Medhurst “This book provides…the basis for freeing ourselves from old compromises, and exploring what we might do with the rest of our lives.” Jem Bendell It’s no exaggeration to claim that […]

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