A New Economic Paradigm To Fight Populism
If the polls tell the truth, 86 percent of the Austrian blue-collar workers voted for the right-wing populist Norbert Hofer in the Austrian presidential elections in May.
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Trade Union Recipe For A Strong Economy And Workers’ Rights
The Commission’s latest so-called Country Specific Recommendations on strengthening the European economy show a slightly greater emphasis on social issues: a welcome (if inadequate) shift,
Brexit, Labour Rights And Migration: What’s Really At Stake
The final days of the UK referendum debate look set to be dominated by social policy, centred on the question of migration, but not confined
Immigration Benefits Are Underestimated
Immigration seems to be a very good thing if you look at economic research, and not just in terms of benefits for public finances in
Brexit and the Globalization Trilemma
I have not written much on Brexit because I do not have a strong or particularly well-informed view of it. My personal hope is that
I Am Scottish, British And European And Happy To Remain So
I am Scottish, British and European and happy to remain so. I am, mostly, proud of all these things. I left Scotland more than 40
Remain And Renegotiate! How To Stop The Brexit Bandwagon
Three Labour figures — Tom Watson, Ed Balls and Tristram Hunt — have, in the past 24 hours, called for a revision to the EU free movement rules. This
The Decline Of The European Empire
While Europe was engrossed in facing up to the Euro crisis, all around it the greatest refugee crisis since the Second World War was deepening.
The Brexit Paradoxes – Energy
The Brexit debate is a paradox. The motivations are political, but most of the argument has been about economics. The case for Brexit has been
Confronting The Global Threat To Democracy
Across the world, populists are attracting votes with their promises to protect ordinary people from the harsh realities of globalization. The democratic establishment, they assert,
Going Beyond The Headlines To Find Out What It Is Really Like To Live And Work In Europe
Brexit dominates political debate, migrants stream through borders, social protection systems are collapsing, changing forms of work are corroding conditions, unemployment levels remain high and
The Worldwide March To Basic Income: Thank You Switzerland!
June 5, 2016 will be remembered as an important landmark in the worldwide march towards the implementation of unconditional basic income (UBI) schemes. All Swiss
A British Test of Reason
If voters in the United Kingdom decide in the country’s referendum on June 23 to leave the European Union, it will not be for economic
On Unproductive Labour
Today I read an article on shortages and economic collapse in Venezuela. The reason why there are huge lines in front of the stores was
Support For Brexit Is No Longer A Minority Viewpoint On The British Left
Among the British press, which overall shows a bias for leaving the EU, the Guardian is seen as one of the few papers with a friendly attitude towards
Towards A European Pillar Of Social Rights: An Opportunity Not To Be Squandered
In March 2016 the European Commission presented the preliminary outline of a European Pillar of Social Rights as part of the work undertaken towards a
The New ‘Pop-Nat’ Authoritarianism
The drift to illiberal Pop-Nat – populist nationalist – politics in Europe continues. Across the Atlantic Donald Trump exemplifies Pop-Nat politics. There is no sign that the