All parties involved in the Ukraine conflict are now manoeuvring for position in advance of the peace talks proposed by the incoming Donald Trump administration. What we do not know — and will not, until talks actually take place — is which of these positions are intended firmly to be held, which are initial bargaining counters, and which are intended to block the possibility of talks succeeding.
Climate Crisis
Bloomberg – German Natural Gas Import Terminal Delayed by Market Volatility
That means a setback for Germany, which has been trying to reduce its reliance on Russian gas. Read here Photo: Martian-2008 licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
Corruption
Politico – Corruption: Top EU official flew free with Qatar while Brussels drafted Doha air deal
The usual EU corruption: POLITICO reveals EU transport chief took Qatar Airways freebies, as his officials worked on an open skies deal with Doha. Read HERE
Economics
Ann Pettifor: The Sucker-Covered Tentacles of Private Equity … and Labour’s embrace of NHS privatisation
On Monday morning I woke to a furore caused by Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary’s suggestion that a Labour government would use “spare capacity in the private sector to cut the waiting lists.” And that he, […]
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