Economics
The Guardian – Facebook: Key points from parliamentary inquiry into disinformation
At 108 pages and covering a wide terrain, comprehensive report damns Facebook Read here
The Guardian
EU politics
The Guardian: French police weapons under scrutiny after gilets jaunes injuries
Government facing calls to ban riot police’s use of explosives. What has been going on in France for almost three months is a brutal repression not appropriate for Europe. Why are we seeing this in […]
EU politics
The Guardian: Gilets jaunes leader hit in eye during protest ‘will be disabled for life’
There is a saying: Every revolution is fuelled by martyrs. Macron is certainly providing his. Who needs to be afraid of far right politicians like Savini and Orban, they are harmless in comparison to the […]
Corruption
The Guardian: EU crackdown on golden visas criticised as ‘half-hearted’
Campaigners say action plan falls short of Europe-wide measures that are required. What elso would one expect of the EU? Read here Justice commissioner Věra Jourová
EU politics
The Guardian: French PM backs new measures to ‘protect’ protests from rioters
Heard this so often before: The sound of a government faced with its demise. Read here
Climate Change
The Guardian: Labour would ‘radically transform economy’ to focus on climate change
It is simply amazing, while the London Chattering Class is going on about Brexit and its anti-Corbyn tirades, Labour is inexorably continuing its focus on climate change, neo-liberalism, and inequality. Read here
Climate Change
The Guardian: BBC’s London HQ put on lockdown over climate change protest
Extinction Rebellion group calls for environment to be made ‘top editorial issue’ Read here
Corruption
The Guardian: Car lobby opposes EU safety bid that ‘would save 1,300 lives a year’
What is another 1,300 lives? Car manufacturers already send hundreds of thousands of Europeans to early deaths with their cheating devices in diesel cars. This will end with Germany intervening and telling the EU they […]
Corruption
The Guardian: EU relaxation of diesel emission limits was illegal, court rules
Once again the undemocratic European Commission had set the interests of coporations above those of its citizens. Neo-liberalism and regulatory capture march on in Europe. Read here
Corruption
The Guardian: Uber pushed for UK congestion charges that would hit poor hardest
Two neo-liberals have a meeting. A Tory minister, notorious for his incompetence in public transport – or attempt to destroy its credibility, who wishes to further privatise public transport, and the CEO of an international […]