The German economy is being hit increasingly hard by the lack of orders. In October, 41.5% of companies reported a lack of orders, up from 39.4% in July. That’s the highest level since the 2009 financial crisis. “The lack of orders is continuing to hinder economic development in Germany,” says Klaus Wohlrabe, Head of Surveys at ifo. “Hardly any industry has been spared.”
Climate Crisis
Morning Star: What will a 3°C world look like?
IAN SINCLAIR highlights a recent book chapter by climate scientist Professor Stefan Rahmstorf, who warns ‘a world full of horrors’ can expected if climate catastrophe is not averted Read HERE
Austerity
The Guardian: Grenfell survivor blames landlord’s ‘cancerous’ decisions for disaster
Housing too has become “a commodity to be exploited”. This is nothing new, as Henry George recognised 150 years ago. This fact includes many danger, and as we saw with Grenfell Tower, not only social […]
EU politics
Bella Caledonia: Scottish politicians and writers in call to remove the PKK from the Terrorism list
Last week saw the launch of an international petition for delisting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the PKK. Its thousand initial signatures include almost 100 parliamentarians and three dozen lawyers, as well as municipal councillors, academics, […]
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