An excellent piece describing state brutality in France. As the EU continues to deteriorate due to neo-liberalism we will see scenes like these in France, or similar ones in Catalonia, more often in EU nations.
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Sustainability
RTE: SUV sales hit new records, driving up emissions
Global sales of SUVs have hit new records in 2021 both in terms of the numbers sold and their share of the market. Read here Photo by El monty licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share […]
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
EU politics
Oliver Norgrove: Burst pipes: Why water privatisation failed
Privatisation in Britain has ended ih high prices, poor service, and the infrastructure in tatters. Yet the Conservative Party still sees it as a great British success. Read here
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