Monday, 26 February 2018

Lecturers on strike

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On Thursday 22 February, lecturers at most universities in the UK went on strike. They also stayed on strike on Friday 23 February. They ...
Thursday, 8 February 2018

How to ensure the Human Right to Water in the EU: A new study by EPSU.

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The European Commission published its proposals for a Recast of the Drinking Water Directive, 1 February 2018. They include amendments to...
Monday, 29 January 2018

Turkish labour under deteriorating socio-economic conditions: why is there no united front?

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Turkey, a peripheral country with poor working conditions, has been subjected to an anti-labour regime and severe capitalist exploitati...
Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Trump, the rise of China and labour: What future for ‘Free’ Trade Agreements?

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What are the implications of the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and to re-negotiate the N...
Thursday, 11 January 2018

Food Poverty in the UK and the possibilities of food sovereignty policies

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The Food and Agriculture Organization (2003: 29), states that ‘food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social ...
Saturday, 16 December 2017

Reflecting on Latin American alternatives to global capitalism

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The socioeconomic landscape of Latin America by the end of the 20 th century epitomised perfectly the relenting and damaging effects tha...
Saturday, 9 December 2017

In whose interest? The need for a new economics.

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The global financial crisis shook the global economy in 2007/2008 and its fallout can still be felt in the form of high unemployment, perm...