Bill Nighy wants me in his latest movie. And he asked me to ask you, too
Bill Nighy is calling for people to film themselves to campaign for a financial transaction tax.
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Time to move beyond the eurozone
It’s time to set out the agenda for a managed but clear process for Greece, followed by other countries, to secede from European Monetary Union and the eurozone.
Is it really best if Greece goes bust?
Ben Fox berates the eurozone for dithering and duplicity over the Greek debt crisis and asks which of the available options are best for Greece.
Urgency of Now: Reforming fisheries policy, protecting biodiversity
William Bain MP, the shadow food, farming and fisheries minister, writes on the need to reform the Common Fisheries Policy and the need to protect biodiversity.
Blair’s elected EU President plan not as far-fetched as it sounds
Left Foot Forward’s Ben Fox reports from Brussels on former prime minister Tony Blair’s plans for a European Union President.
EU ministers shut the door on North African refugee crisis
Ben Fox reports from Brussels on the lurch to the right among European Union home affairs ministers, who are threatening to close the door on North African refugees.
David Miliband: EU relations with “great national powers” are a cause for concern
Dominic Browne reports on David Miliband’s speech in which he expresses concern over EU relations with “great national powers”.
A thousand economists agree on something – the Robin Hood Tax
Dominic Browne reports on the thousand economists who have voiced their support for the robin hood tax to the G20 finance ministers.
ActionAid: UK biofuels targets do more harm than good
We risk reversing progress on global hunger and climate change if we don’t change current biofuels targets in the UK reports ActionAid UK’s Jonathan Tench.
Britain is part of the problem on financial reform
By Lydia Prieg The UK is subverting progress towards a safer financial system and has become a major barrier to international efforts for reform, according to a new report from the New Economics Foundation. Compared even to the US, a jurisdictiontest