There is a reason why I had to spend some time thinking about a potential European response to a threat from the USA over Greenland
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Can Europe rise to the US challenge?
Recent statements by Trump’s regime in the USA concerning territorial claims on Greenland, backed now with threats of tariffs on all states that object to
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GDP doesn’t buy life expectancy
We’re constantly told that people in rich countries live longer and that GDP growth is therefore the route to health, well-being, and social progress. But
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Sharing time with a buzzard
There is just one bird that features in today’s photos. It is a buzzard. I remember when they were not that common in East Anglia.
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Reading, elsewhere
As many readers here will know, I write for The National in Scotland, which is the only pro-independence newspaper in that country. I am proud
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The toxic politics of might and money
The Guardian has noted this morning that: Donald Trump has appointed the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and former British prime minister Tony Blair to a
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How to manage the AI economy
AI is happening. We are not going to stop it, and we shouldn’t pretend we can. But we can manage the economy that AI will
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How to campaign with Funding the Future?
A recent comment from RobertJ on this blog made me smile, and then made me think. He wrote of Funding the Future: Topsy has growed
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Glossary entry: Globalisation
It was pointed out to me earlier this week that the glossary lacked an entry on globalisation. The following list makes up for that deficiency.
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