They inherited poorly performing economies that bred widespread social and political discontent, argues Ashoka Mody, and both leaders unwisely followed the traditional European recipe of ‘labour reforms’
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EU politics
abs-cbn News: Thousands mark 3 months of France’s ‘yellow vest’ protests
Tens of thousands of “yellow vest” protesters marched across France on Saturday, 3 months since the movement began, and in a week that has seen growing international concern at police treatment of the protesters. Read […]
Geopolitics
Oren Ziv – ‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza
‘Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please, setting homes ablaze, and leaving corpses on the streets — all with their commanders’ permission.’ In […]
Austerity
David Matthews: EU leaders desert research in Brussels budget showdown
Wasn’t this one of those wonderful things that Britain due to Brexit was supposedly losing out on? Read here
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