Ten days on from President Trump’s whirlwind visit to Israel and Egypt, the images of showmanship remain, but the ceasefire (let alone talk of peace) is very evidently and predictably fraying. As I noted here when the plan was first published – its terms “almost guarantee Netanyahu will resume killing, perhaps initially at lower intensity”.
Corruption
Aljazeera: US Supreme Court rejects Bayer’s bid to end Roundup lawsuits
The justices left in place a $25m judgement in favour of a man who says he developed cancer from using Roundup. Read Here
Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: Modest (insipid) Green New Deal proposals miss the point – Part 1
The response to climate change can only be a robust economic, political, and social revolution, but we have a lot of people tinkering on the edges. Read here Read Part 2 here
National Politics
BBC: Councillors call on Starmer to resign over Gaza
Labour councillors have called on Sir Keir Starmer to resign as party leader for refusing to back a Gaza ceasefire. No, this does not mean there is any hope of Starmer resigning, but this is […]
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