What do you think the UK government should be spending its international aid budget on? Vaccines? Dealing with climate change? Helping countries close tax loopholes? I’m guessing you didn’t say profit-making private schools. But unfortunately, that’s exactly what it has been doing.
EU politics
liber-net – The Censorship Network: Regulation and Repression in Germany Today
Germany’s reputation as a hub of censorship has grown significantly in recent years. In early 2025, a US 60 Minutes investigation drew international attention for clips of dawn apartment raids by armed police on people […]
Economics
Destatis: Euroarea Industrial production stagnant for the past 14 months
The press releases at Eurostat always try to put a positive spin on its articles. This one is no different, but if you look closer – see chart below – you will see that since […]
Economics
Thomas Piketty: Macron, the social and economic mess
Let’s say it straight away: Macron is in the wrong era and is wasting our time. He is applying recipes that are completely unsuited to the world of the 2020s, as if he had remained […]
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