As the ‘wise men’ of the Constitutional Council prepare to give their decision on pensions, it is worth asking a simple question. In general, can we trust constitutional judges? Let us be clear: constitutional courts play an absolutely indispensable role in all countries. Unfortunately, like all powers, these precious and fragile institutions are sometimes instrumentalised and damaged by the people to whom these eminent functions have been entrusted, who often try to impose their own political preferences under the guise of law.
Economics
DeStatis: Manufacturing in August 2022: new orders down 4.1% year on year
New orders in manufacturing: August 2022 (in real terms, provisional): -2.4% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -4.1% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted ) July 2022 (in real terms, […]
Climate Crisis
Good News Network: 4 Major Asian Nations Cancel 80% of Planned Coal Power Projects After Fossil Fuel Market Crashes in 2020
While the EU is continuing its coal policy for almost another 20 years, many Asian nations – not China – are changing course. Odd, they did a much better job of dealing with COVID as […]
EU politics
Bill Mitchell: Britain doesn’t appear to be collapsing as a result of Brexit
After the thousands of hysterical articles in the media regarding doom and gloom with regard to Brexit, this is a unique take on the topic. Bill Mitchell analyses the possible development of the British economy […]
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