A Not-So-Happy Birthday for NAFTA
In my last blog I talked about the issue of immigration across the EU trade zone, from Romania and Bulgaria to the UK, and how it has become a divisive […]
In my last blog I talked about the issue of immigration across the EU trade zone, from Romania and Bulgaria to the UK, and how it has become a divisive […]
For a few moments this weekend, our worst fears were reignited. An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude on the Richter scale struck off the east coast of Japan and created a […]
Once again, the UK is being extremely silly when it comes to the important topic of Europe – a shame for all those of us who think a strong UK […]
Well, after a seemingly endless campaign, the European Union election results are finally in – and many of us will be wishing they had stayed out, as they do not […]
In case you’ve been fortunate enough to have avoided the US news cycle over the past fortnight, you’ve probably heard at least something about a man with the slightly odd […]
To some extent, last week’s shooting at a Jewish community centre in Kansas City should seem unexceptional. After all, shootings in the US are not exactly rare – both in […]
The French municipal elections that have just been held mostly hit the headlines due to the milestone of Paris electing its first ever female mayor – and that’s something we […]
A big topic of conversation today (well, it’s a big topic among the people I talk to, anyway…) is that of climate justice. Roughly speaking, this means the need to […]
The debate around Scottish independence has been heating up in recent weeks, with the vote now only six months away. The latest developments are revolving around politicians from other jurisdictions […]
So it seems that the Russian annexation of the Crimea is now a done deal – the blatantly fixed referendum has passed (and with a mere 96% of the vote, […]
Last week, one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges in the internet, Mt. Gox, announced that it was filing for bankruptcy. A week before that, it had been a repository for […]