Support for Hard Brexit in the UK Hardens
“Significant economic damage” is a “price worth paying.” But businesses are not so sure… Read More Support for Hard Brexit in the UK Hardens
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Did the City of London Just Press the Panic Button on Brexit?
Oh the irony: EU capitals are trying to attract the very institutions that caused some of the worst financial scandals of the last ten years… Read More Did the City of London Just Press the Panic Button on Brexit?
World’s Worst Tax Haven Threatens to Expand Its Operations
“What they sell is escape: from laws, rules, and taxes of jurisdictions elsewhere, with secrecy as their prime offering.”… Read More World’s Worst Tax Haven Threatens to Expand Its Operations
2017: Europe's Year of Rage
After the tumult of 2016, Europe could do with a year of calm. It won’t get one. … Read More 2017: Europe's Year of Rage
Mark Blyth on Why the Financial Elite Just Can't Get Enough of Austerity (For Others)
Mark Blyth, one of select few economists to correctly predict the triumph of Brexit and Trumpism discusses why the financial elites will not take responsibility for the fallout of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. … Read More Mark Blyth on Why the Financial Elite Just Can't Get Enough of Austerity (For Others)
Chaos Ensues As Europe Splinters in Response to Trump
Hailed by diplomats as a chance to “send a signal of what the EU expects” from Mr Trump, the plan fell into disarray after foreign ministers from the bloc’s two main military powers declined to attend the gathering demanded by Berlin and Brussels.… Read More Chaos Ensues As Europe Splinters in Response to Trump
