The global economy is consuming 100 billion tonnes of materials a year for the first time ever, but the cycling rate of resources has gone into reverse.
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Austerity
Ashoka Mody: Fall of the eurozone’s saviours: Why Emmanuel Macron is following Matteo Renzi’s path to political oblivion
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’ Read here
EU politics
Gotechdaily: Twelve EU states reject shift to expose companies’ tax avoidance
Is this the bright new EU dawn which mainstream media keeps writing about? Read here
Economics
BBC: Shops get rent break as told to pay what they can
The New Normal? The British government has introduced new measures to prevent landlords from using aggressive methods to collect rent from High Street shops during the coronavirus lockdown. Read here
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