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John McDonnell joins DiEM25

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, John McDonnell has now joined forces with DiEM25.   John is the latest in a rapidly expanding list of illustrious DiEM25 participants, including Ken Loach and Brian Eno (from the UK), Noam Chomsky and James … Continue reading →

The radical case for the UK to stay in the EU – London DiEM25 event, 28th May 2016

On 28th May, a landmark event took place in London – the largest event presenting the radical, progressive case for Britain to stay in the EU. Speakers included Yanis Varoufakis, Caroline Lucas MP, John McDonnell (MP and Shadow Chancellor) and … Continue reading →

The London Declaration – Why we stay in the EU to change it

On 28th May 2016, at the event organised by DiEM25, Open Democracy and Another Europe is Possible, the speakers signed THE LONDON DECLARATION. Signatories included: Yanis Varoufakis (DiEM25), Caroline Lucas (Green Party MP), John McDonnell (Labour MP & shadow chancellor), Clive Lewis (Labour … Continue reading →

Why I campaign against Brexit – Business Insider

Click on the image above or hereFiled under: DiEM, Politics and Economics

GREECE’S ENDLESS LOOP OF DOOM – full version of New York Times op-ed

On 31st May 2016 the New York Times published the op-ed below (under a title that is unfortunate and not my choice). (For the NYT site, click here.) The version below is the original and contained graphs and data that could not be … Continue reading →

On BBC tv, discussing Brexit et al on the Andrew Marr show (29th May 2016)

 Filed under: DiEM, European Crisis, Politics and Economics

Brexit is an empire-era trick. Only the radical case for Europe makes sense – in The Guardian

‘Sovereignty is dear to our hearts. We reject the notion that Britain must settle for diminished sovereignty as the price of global influence.’  Referendums can throw up some odd bedfellows. But there is nothing odd about the company descending on … Continue reading →

On Australia’s economy – extensive interview in THE GUARDIAN

Click here for the interview with Gabrielle Jackson as published on THE GUARDIAN’s site. Or…  There are two seats to choose from: a deep, soft black-leather couch, or a red one that has the utilitarian look of a school chair. … Continue reading →

Royal Society of the Arts: Europe, Austerity & the Threat to Global Stability

Filed under: And the Weak Suffer What They Must? - the book, DiEM

Lecture on the occasion of the award of an Honorary Professorship in Political Economy, University of Sydney

‘Political Economy: The Social Sciences’ Red Pill’ This is the video recording of the event surrounding the appointment of Yanis Varoufakis as an Honorary Professor within the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. Many thanks to all the participants for making … Continue reading →