The hypocrisy in the EU is astonishing, be it the greening of gas and nuclear, the carve outs for fossil fuels and agricultural products, or the sudden enthusiasm for (white, blond haired, Christian) refugees
Austerity
France 24: France’s Macron meets key ministers for talks on contentious pension reform
French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday meet ministers involved in his radical pension reform which has prompted a nationwide strike and brought key transport services to a standstill. Read here
Climate Crisis
DeZeen: “Our dependency on growth, like on concrete, must be abolished”
The pursuit of infinite economic growth is driving climate breakdown and producing ecologically toxic architecture, argues Phineas Harper, one of the chief curators of the Oslo Architecture Triennale. Read here
Finance
Prem Sikka: Here’s how Caffe Nero made £2bn in sales but didn’t pay a penny in corporation tax
Prem Sikka explains how a company can make billions in profit, but book a loss at the end of the year, thus paying no taxes. Read here
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