Comparison of the treatment of Josep Borrell and Thierry Breton suggests neither rigour nor consistency on the part of the European Parliament.
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Economics
Reuters: China’s economy cools sharply in April as lockdowns bite
April industrial output -2.9% y/y vs f’cast +0.4% April retail sales -11.1% y/y vs f’cast -6.1% Nationwide jobless rate highest since Feb 2020 Jan-April fixed asset investment +6.8% y/y, vs f’cast +7.0% Read Here
National Politics
Katherine Hearst: Over 500 ready to risk arrest to protest Palestine Action ban on Saturday
Organisers say unprecedented numbers will test the Metropolitan Police’s pledge to arrest everyone supporting the banned group Read Article HERE Source: Wikipedia
Austerity
Le Monde – German Recession: Bridge partially collapses in Germany’s Dresden
This is a further result of German obsession with austerity and the recession it is causing. Read HERE
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