Samuel Walker It’s a familiar story; the 99% are drowning in debt, they have no jobs, they’re on the brink of financial collapse and their only hope is to balance their books by taxing, stealing or begging the money off the banks. The 1% has listened attentively to what the 99% have to say, and  [ Read More ]

Democracy Movement The European Union has always boasted that it is a force for democracy; a guardian against a return to the authoritarian politics that have haunted various parts of our continent. This, of course, as recent events in Greece have confirmed, is total nonsense. The EU elite power system is, and always has been,  [ Read More ]

Olimpia Ades President Sarkozy’s and Chancellor Merkel’s reaction at the Brussels Eurozone Crisis Summit on Sunday 23rd October, when questioned about their opinion of the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and his plans for economic reforms, said it all. The smirk on their faces perfectly mirrored the disappointment that is felt by all Italians, pro-or  [ Read More ]

Ruth Lea Leaving aside the turmoil in the financial markets, driven by fears for the US economy as well as concerns over Europe, August has been a difficult month for the Eurozone. Fears over the rapidly rising yields on Italian and Spanish debt triggered major, and controversial, purchases by the ECB at the start of  [ Read More ]