After the 2007-08 crash the UK state found £1,162bn (£133bn cash + £1,029bn guarantees) to rescue banks. £895bn QE.
Economy is yet to recover.
Average real wage hardly changed since 2008.
Finance being deregulated again.
Cost of the next crash?
Read this fascinating book about the history and present of the “libertarian” troglodytes that Gina is inviting in to Australia’s north. Plus the Israeli military
#Auspol
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...
Re Gina: Beware special economic zones. They’re a giant scam to strip resources out of the broader community (watch your bridges collapse and hospital beds close) and exploit people, resources, ruin environment.
#Auspol
www.andev-project.org/about-andev/
Moscow air defense starting it's own fires by shooting down Ukrainian drones. The building hit by the downed drone in the first video is visibly on fire in the second video, as are numerous structures in the area.
Video
www.theguardian.com
How the special economic areas championed by rightwing radicals undermine democracy
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Th...
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Gina Rinehart looks like she has a special economic zone back on the menu when she’s ruling Australia wearing Pauline-Abbott’s skin.
That means no/minimal tax, exploitation & no protection for workers, environment.
Gifting land to Elon, Israeli military.
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
The mining magnate, speaking at the National Bush Summit, also talked about how she believed Townsville could become a base for the Israeli military.
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
Is it ‘madness’, as one pundit suggests, to consider dropping Palantir from the NHS? Or is it bonkers to keep supporting Trump loving US tech bros?
“How do political donations and lobbying influence Australia?
Lobbying organisations will always seek to influence policy. The real question is whether Australia’s political system provides equal opportunities for all voices to be heard.”
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Research has revealed the devastating impact of bird flu on a remote Australian territory where more than 13,000 baby seals are now believed to have been killed by the virus.
In its coverage of the most important story of our time, the corruption starting at the very top of the US government and spreading down to affect large areas of American public life, the Financial Ti...
By Denis Hay Description How do political donations and lobbying influence Australia? Examining foreign policy, international law, transparency and democracy. Introduction Australia prides itself on...
