German Defence Minister Pistorius pushes ahead with organisational shake-up. The Bundeswehr continues its trajectory, first begun in 2014, towards war with Russia. Military and civilian elements to be interlocked
Corruption
Wyn Grant: The murky world of lobbying
Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (Speri) Despite recent reforms, there are still concerns that the activities of lobbyists lack transparency and are insufficiently regulated Read here
Corruption
European Ombudsman: The European Commission did not properly consider conflicts of interest when it granted a contract to BlackRock – a big investor in fossil fuels – to advise on the EU’s new sustainable finance agenda for banks
One of the reasons the German government was so keen on having Ursula von der Leyen elected as EU Commission president was to get her out of Berlin, where as Secretary of Defence she was […]
Climate Crisis
George Monbiot – Surface Tension
Our survival depends on piercing the glassy surface of distraction, and ceasing to obey. Read here
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