Europe’s Refugee Amnesia
After World War I, when millions of European civilians were made refugees, forced out of their homelands by enemy occupation or deportation, an international regime
Politics
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Why A March To The Centre Is Not The Path To Victory
The most frequent critique of first past the post (FPTP) is that by favouring the creation of stable majorities it generates unfair and unrepresentative results.
Europe And Anti-Europe
Since 2008, when the global financial crisis erupted, the European Union has been confronted by a succession of crises: the escalating Greek crisis; Russian revanchism
Progressive Politics: Permanent Austerity Stranglehold?
Europe’s centre-left, progressive politics is in crisis, maybe in its most existential crisis since the foundation of the Social Democratic movement in the late 19th
Europe On The Edge Of A Democratic Cliff
Since the beginning of 2015, two opposed events (by virtue of their underlying rationales and their protagonists) have dominated the news in Europe: the ECB’s
The Culture Of Contentment
Arguably there has to be a ‘tipping point’ – a point beyond which social and economic crises bring forth political and social movements. The situation
Austerity Is The Only Deal-Breaker
A common fallacy pervades coverage by the world’s media of the negotiations between the Greek government and its creditors. The fallacy, exemplified in a recent commentary by
Ten Questions For The British Labour Party
The UK general election was tumultuous and the results, particularly for Labour and the Liberal Democrats, disastrous. Of course, the position of Labour is better
We Are A Matter Of Weeks Away From A Greek Default Unless A Deal Can Be Reached
With no agreement yet reached between Greece and its creditors, there are doubts over whether the country will be able to make a scheduled debt
We Need A Tobin Tax To Help Refugees
The tragedy of deaths at sea by refugees from the Middle East wars needs to be addressed resolutely. Europe cannot confront the problem with hesitant
An EU Perspective On Wage Inequality
In the years before the financial crisis of 2008, there was a significant reduction in overall EU wage inequality, driven by economic convergence between rich
Crisis: A Bloody Sacrifice
Crisis inevitably has a negative outcome on society as a whole: not only does it help to increase social inequality, but it is a major
Labour Party’s Economic Rethink Should Focus On Good Corporations
“We will cut spending but not as fast or as nastily as the Conservatives; we believe in a market economy but not very strongly.” These were
Investor Protection: The Secret Corporate Takeover
The United States and the world are engaged in a great debate about new trade agreements. Such pacts used to be called “free-trade agreements”; in
A Blueprint For Greece’s Recovery
Months of negotiations between our government and the International Monetary Fund, the European Union, and the European Central Bank have produced little progress. One reason
From Shore To Shore: Regional Collapse And Human Insecurity
On the 15th of April 1912 a cruise liner set sail from England to New York City. As is widely known, it collided en route
Early Childhood Care: Getting It Right From The Start
Recommendations on how to improve the working environment that are based on a limited number of studies can be misleading if there are flaws in