A long spell of extreme hot and dry weather is affecting energy, water supplies and food production across China
Austerity
The Guardian: UK government warned over sharp rise in child and pensioner poverty
One in five of the population of the UK live in poverty – this includes 8 million working-age adults, 4 million children and 1.9 million pensioners. The not surprising news is that much worse is […]
Climate Crisis
The Guardian: BBC’s London HQ put on lockdown over climate change protest
Extinction Rebellion group calls for environment to be made ‘top editorial issue’ Read here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: US economy on an unstable knife edge at present
The personal consumption pattern is being dominated by strong expenditure by high-income households, which have reaped large income boosts as a result of rising interest rates and the share market growth. Meanwhile, the investment boom […]
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