BBC: BFM journalist Rachid M’Barki suspended in scandal linked to Israeli disinformation firm

Why does the EU need a political class if it is no longer capable of governing? To decide which consultants will do their work and then collect the kickback? Read here

‘On Thursday, France’s Parti Socialiste refused to back a motion of no confidence in François Bayrou’s government. It sold out its left-wing allies for feeble concessions, renewing the party’s dismal record of tailing neoliberal centrists.’ […]

Mitchell ‘s conclusion: “It is almost inconceivable that an advanced nation could tolerate the sort of changes that have been occurring in Britain over the last 8 years or so.” Read here