Watching the trials of the Catalan independentists now taking place at Spain’s highest court in Madrid, I have been reminded again and again of a scene from director Hal Ashby’s marvelous 1979 movie Being There.
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Climate Change
EU’s top shipping nations named and shamed in new climate action ranking
It appears that wealthy EU nations can afford to have einvironment ambitions, the poorer EU nations cannot. The EU should be about shared ambitions, which translates into shared costs. Read here
Economics
Michael Roberts: More momentum on the banks
The UK LabourParty Conference is currently on in Liverpool. It brings together a great deal of progressive expertise and discussion, much of which we are trying to reature on BRAVE NEW EUROPE without going into […]
Environment
Reuters: Austrian parliament backs EU’s first total ban of weedkiller glyphosate
Apparently this sovereign decision will be overruled by EU law. Once again the EU proves that it is here to serve international corporations and not the people of Europe. Read here
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