In English there is the beautiful expression of the “elephant in the room”, which is very big, but seemingly not discovered by anyone. People talk about all kinds of things that are in the room, only the elephant does not appear. Even if in a china store with an elephant – to use a German elephant image – the cups just tumble off the walls, people tend to believe in an earthquake rather than in the role of the elephant.
Geopolitics
Time Magazine: ‘Nobody Believes in Our Victory Like I Do.’ Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight
As Ukraine’s defeat becomes increasingly visible, Zelensky’s only strategy seems to be to continue Ukrainian soldiers to their death. Read HERE
Austerity
Richard Murphy: Tory austerity has delivered the worst decade for UK productivity growth since the 18th century
Should this be a surprise to anyone? The goal of austerity was to increase inequality, primarily at the cost of the poorest and weakest. Nothing more and nothing less. Read here
EU politics
El Nacional.Cat: Catalan parliament renews constitutional challenge in declaration of rupture
A good insight into how the political process in Catalonia´s parliament is progressing with regard to indpendence. Catalan parliament renews constitutional challenge in declaration of rupture Read here
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