I’m delighted that the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich ruled on 19 December 2025 that my arrest and detention by Zurich police last year was unlawful and violated the Swiss constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Economics
Destatis – German Recession: Production in June 2024: -4.1% year on year
Production in industry June 2024 (in real terms, provisional): +1.4% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -4.1% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) May 2024 (in real terms, revised): -3.1% […]
Austerity
Simon Wren-Lewis: The biggest economic policy mistake of the last decade, and it had nothing to do with academic economists
In Germany austerity is still considered the only responsible financial policy – by politicians, media , and populace. The same is true of the EU poltical elite. Read here
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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