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.
EU politics
The Guardian: Uber Eats couriers’ pay protest brings traffic to a halt in central London
While Uber Eats is preparing to buy Competitor Deliveroo for around two billion dollars, employees are already being made to pay the price. Read here
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – The Big Con: “Net Zero”
How Big Polluters are advancing a “net zero” climate agenda to delay, deceive, and deny Read here
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Production in February 2023: -1.6% on previous year
While corporate media implies all is well with the EU’s largest economy, government statistics tell another story. Read HERE
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