EU politics
BBC: Poland’s Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote
Hopes of the EU political elite again dashed. Read here
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Economics
BBC: Coronavirus: Uber announces drastic cuts to secure its future
Even Über Eats, despite a surge in income, is still loss making. Read here
Economics
BBC: Shops get rent break as told to pay what they can
The New Normal? The British government has introduced new measures to prevent landlords from using aggressive methods to collect rent from High Street shops during the coronavirus lockdown. Read here
Aviation
BBC: Lufthansa makes ‘permanent’ cuts as travel plunges
This is indeed good news for the climate, but at the same time bad news for the employees. The German government should now expand (actually reinstate all the services they have reduced) the rail service. […]
Corruption
BBC: US airlines used up spare cash buying back shares
Over years we have read how corporations have stopped investing, instead buying back shares to drive up the price of their, thus enriching the rich and the managers. Now they want us to bail them […]
Aviation
BBC: Coronavirus: Due to EU Airlines flying near-empty and empty planes
One sees why neo-liberalism is failing not only the environment but also the economy. Law to protect capitalism are all that count and that is what organisations like the EU are there for, to enforce […]
EU politics
BBC: Spain sexual assault: US issues security alert over rise in reported cases
Radical ise in state terror, in fascist activities, and sexual assault. Spain, another showcase EU nation. Read here Getty Images
EU politics
BBC – Poland election: Governing party claims victory after exit poll
Our author Aleks Szcerbiak explained almost four weeks ago why the PIS party has been so successful here. The answer is simple: anti-austerity by redistributing wealth from the metropolitan professional elite and corporations to lower […]
Climate Crisis
BBC: Britain – Heathrow drone protest: Five arrested over planned disruption
When the police step in in this fashion you know you have hit a nerve. Read here
Corruption
BBC – The Romanian forest that’s disappearing
Romania: Rampant corruption, building cheap cars for Renault, exporting cheap labour to Western Europe, destroying its environment. Another EU success story. Watch here