Optimism at the beginning of the year was probably premature. Manufacturing output fell sharply in January in France, confirming that industry is currently in a strong slowdown phase, which is likely to continue over the coming months. So much for the EU’s growth prognosis.
EU politics
The Electronic Intifada: Why is the EU still teaming up with Israel’s tech firms?
If news headlines are a reliable gauge, relations between Israel and the European Union are worse than ever. Josep Borrell, the EU’s chief diplomat, is now a hate figure for the Tel Aviv government. Israel […]
Climate Crisis
Patrick Bond – Climate sanctions against fossil-addicted capitalists
A critical global south perspective on the western approach to ‘climate action’. In ‘International Viewpoint’. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Chris Dillow: Boris Johnson’s class handicap
There’s a nice and unremarked irony about the impending end of Johnson’s premiership – that he is being brought down by the same class structure that took him to Number 10. Read Here
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