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Brian Eno & Yanis Varoufakis: The meaning of ‘Value’ – King’s College, London 30/1/2017

Brian Eno’s talk Yanis Varoufakis talk DiscussionFiled under: European Crisis

The West needs a New Deal – BBC2 Newsnight

This video, prepared by and for BBC Newsnight, foreshadows DiEM25’s European New Deal – which will be made available in full during February. The script follows: Having dismissed their poverty as a personality defect and their zero hour contracts as … Continue reading →

Why Benoit Hamon’s primaries victory is good news for European progressives

A few years ago, in a televised chat with other French progressives, Benoît Hamon succinctly exposed the essence of our troubles in Europe: “[EU] governments may change,” he said, “but not the policies”. Since then, the Socialist former Education minister … Continue reading →

Trump, Turkey & Labour’s Brexit policy – Press review, BBC1, 29 January 2017

Press review on the Andrew Marr show, BBC1 tv 29th January 2017Filed under: Brexit, DiEM, European Crisis, Media, North America, Panel, Review, Video

The Establishment is in denial – interviewed by der Freitag (English text)

For der Freitag’s site click here. To read my original English answers… Mr Varoufakis, the current unemployment rate in the Eurozone is at 9,8%, the lowest since July 2009. One could get the impression things are getting better… It is, … Continue reading →

Trump, Brexit & the European New Deal – with Phillip Adams on ABC Radio National Live

Filed under: Audio, Australia, DiEM, European Crisis

Brian Eno’s message for this Saturday’s Conway Hall DiEM25 UK launch meeting. Join us!

This Saturday (28/1, 10am), Conway Hall, London, Brian Eno, myself and others will launch DiEM25 UK. Join us in a three hour event to discuss taking our countries back on the basis of a progressive agenda. Here is a teaser … Continue reading →

A New Deal to Save Europe – Project Syndicate op-ed

LONDON – “I don’t care about what it will cost. We took our country back!” This is the proud message heard throughout England since the Brexit referendum last June. And it is a demand that is resonating across the continent. … Continue reading →

Ireland may end up as collateral damage in Brexit talks – in The Journal

Click here or… FORMER GREEK MINISTER for Finance Yanis Varoufakis has said that fears that Ireland may end up as “collateral damage” in negotiations between London and Brussels are “well-founded”. Speaking to RTÉ’s This Week, the economist said if Britain … Continue reading →

Join DiEM25’s UK launch this coming Saturday, 28/1, Conway Hall London

Introductory speeches by Brian Eno, Yanis Varoufakis, Elif Shafak, Srecko Horvat & Agnieszka Wiśniewska. To be followed by a two hour interactive meeting for the purposes of establishing DiEM25 UK as a movement in every British city and town. Our … Continue reading →