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Second Scottish independence referendum would be justifiable following Brexit – in The HeraldScotland

Click here for the HeraldScotland webpages. Or… Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s outspoken rock-star former finance minister, has said that a second Scottish independence would be “justified” and all but inevitable if the rest of the UK votes to leave the EU … Continue reading →

Real vs Money Incomes – the one thing we need to understand during deflationary times (with an illustration from Greece and Cyprus)

In inflationary times, real income growth is always good news. However, in deflationary times, real income growth may well reflect a deepening recession (or even a depression). This is important to know lest deepening recession is presented as… economic recovery … Continue reading →

YANIS VAROUFAKIS | NOAM CHOMSKY, NYPL, 26 April

Tue. April 26, 2016 at 7:00pm EDT   Yanis Varoufakis considers himself a politician by necessity, not by choice. An economist and academic by training, he became Greece’s finance minister amidst the country’s financial crisis, creating an image for himself … Continue reading →

Guardian Live | Europe, austerity and the threat to global stability with Yanis Varoufakis, Caroline Lucas & Tariq Ali

Thursday 7 April 2016, 7pm–8.30pm, Emmanuel Centre, London, SW1P 3DW Has the EU lost sight of its original purpose? Critics argue that agreements such as TTIP illustrate just how undemocratic the EU has become. Are weaker nations paying the debt of … Continue reading →

Is the finance sector fit for purpose? Public Lecture, in London (30/3), with John McDonnell MP & Anastasia Nesvetailova

This public lecture, convened and to be chaired by John McDonnell MP Shadow Chancellor, is aimed at informing the conversation about the finance sector. The event is part of a series of public events to widen the debate around economics in Britain and … Continue reading →

Why Britain should STAY in the EU – LSE blogs

In an interview with EUROPP’s editor Stuart Brown, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis discusses the launch of his new ‘Democracy in Europe’ movement (DiEM25), the UK’s upcoming referendum on EU membership, and why a surge of democracy is needed … Continue reading →

DiEM Statement Condemning European Summit’s Preliminary Accord to Expel Refugees to Turkey

DIEM25, the Democracy in Europe Movement, strongly condemns the preliminary agreement reached during last night’s European Union Summit, according to which thousands of Syrian refugees will be returned to Turkey. DiEM25 finds this agreement shameful and contrary to international laws and treaties, … Continue reading →

Europe and the Spectre of Democracy – interviewed by Michel Feher (Part 3 – DiEM25)

In early January 2016, Michel Feher interviewed me in Paris in advance of our announcement of DiEM25. Click  here for Part 1, here for Part 2 or here for the Zone Books – Near Futures website, to watch the complete video … Continue reading →

Europe and the Spectre of Democracy – interviewed by Michel Feher (Part 2 – When short-termism lasts)

In early January 2016, Michel Feher interviewed me in Paris in advance of our announcement of DiEM25. Click here for the Zone Books – Near Futures website, to watch the video and/or read the transcript.  MF: For almost three decades, … Continue reading →

Europe and the Spectre of Democracy – interviewed by Michel Feher (Part 1)

In early January 2016, Michel Feher interviewed me in Paris in advance of our announcement of DiEM25. Click  here for Part 1 or here for the Zone Books – Near Futures website, to watch the complete video and/or read the transcript.  … Continue reading →