Climate Crisis
Bob Henson – Unprecedented June heat grips Europe this week
It’s dangerously hot across a large swathe of Europe, and it’s not even July yet. In ‘Yale Climate Connections’. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – The EU Corporate Lobby League 2026
Corporate lobby spending in Brussels has risen by 50% since 2020, and the number of registered lobbyists has grown by 30%. Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory Corporate spending on lobbying the EU keeps on rising […]
EU politics
AA – European Parliament approves long-delayed EU-US trade agreement
Absolutely remarkable that 444 MEPs would back such a horrendous trade deal. They are clearly not representatives of the people. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Trump says he will push for peace in Ukraine after meeting Zelenskyy at G7
There are still many deluded Western leaders who really believe that Russia is the weak party in this war. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Jeremiah Nollenberger – Fewer But Stronger? Workers In An Ageing Europe
Trade union strength has weakened in the baby boomer era partly because the supply workers have been abundant – a tighter labour market in the context of population decline could act as a boon to […]
Geopolitics
Jim Lamson, Matthew Moran – How Iran gained the strategic upper hand in the war with the US and Israel
Iran’s use of cheap drones and missiles to attack Isreal and Gulf states shifted the ‘balance of vulnerability’ onto its enemies. Jim Lamson is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of War Studies at […]
Geopolitics
Amin Saikal – If the peace deal sticks, then let’s be clear: Iran won
The Islamic Republic of Iran did not just survive the existential threat of a US-Israeli imposed regime change, it has come out of this war in a significantly strengthened position. Amin Saikal is emeritus professor […]
National Politics
Tom Blackburn – Andy Burnham: smart pragmatist, or political weathervane?
Andy Burnham is favourite to win the Makerfield by-election, which could put him on course to be British Prime Minister. But will a Burnham-run Britain actually be any different from a Starmer-run Britain? Tom Blackburn […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye – UK Court of Appeal rules Palestine Action ban to be lawful
The descent into authoritarianism in the UK is rapid. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Ruth Sisask – Europe Doesn’t Know How to Respond to China
‘The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas says Europe needs to take painful steps to overcome the “cancer” of dependency on China. The EU is talking about protectionism, but in reality its firms are addicted […]