I wouldn’t normally post more than once a week. But a friend of mine has shared an article I think couldn’t be more relevant. The Financial Times’ Janan Ganesh argues that the rise of anti-globalisation right wing populists like Trump and the pro-Brexit campaigners, have inadvertently made social democrats defend the neoliberal global order they …
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From the crumbling bridges of California to the overflowing sewage drains of Houston and the rusting railroad tracks in the Northeast Corridor, decaying infrastructure is all around us, and the consequences are so familiar that we barely notice them—like urban traffic congestion, slow-moving trains, and flights that are often disrupted, thanks to an outdated air-traffic-control …
Republicans are exercised at the moment about leaks emanating from the White House and other government departments. For them this is a much bigger issue than Russian interference during the election, or whether it’s acceptable to prevent moslems from countries, which so far have no connection with terrorist activity, from entering the United States. What …
42% of NHS doctors from other EU countries are considering leaving Britain in response to the Brexit vote. A further 23% say they are unsure as to whether they want to stay. (British Medical Association)
Some while ago Trump attacked the high cost of deductibles associated with Obamacare and said they are “practically useless”. What he didn’t say is that the man he has chosen to replace Obamacare from the scene, Tom Price, is all in favour of high deductible health plans, with patients paying for routine health problems from …
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