Category: Politics
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Will the 20 point plan lead to more….
Having read Yair Lapid’s argument for change in Israel there is one lesson and that is not to take anything coming out of the mouth of Netanyahu as having any value when in negotiation. In announcing Trump’s proposal for his 20 point peace plan, there is a realisation that Netanyahu had decided to destroy the…
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For authoritarians who take themselves to seriously
I am not a fan of psychologists or psychiatrists, I have never been. One is a pill pedaller and the other delves into the psych to perform arguments that at times are theoretical and at others are damn right dangerous. There is a way to come to truths, arguments and mostly reflect on the internal…
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The price of tariffs
Trump’s determination to get the garment industry back into the US is just one of the arguments around tariffs, but it is the failure of Trump to realise that good jobs reflect the states evolving industrial capabilities. The concept that the US will be manufacturing jeans and t-shirts and exporting them around the world is…
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Christmas News Letter
Welcome to the final newsletter of 2024 from WorldThoughts.UK This year has been extraordinary, from a continuation of the war in Ukraine to the war in Gaza and finally the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria. The argument that has been at the forefront of most conversations has been who will be the next…
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Jimmy Lai and the umbrellas of Hong Kong
First published on 4th January 2024 The umbrellas have been put away for the time being, but the arguments of where Hong Kong stands still have to be navigated. Jimmy Lai, the editor, founder and owner of Apple Daily is being charged under Hong Kong’s legislature with a whole plethora of charges, that range from…
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Is it time to get tougher with Russia….
With the end of Navalny, Russians seem to have lost the one voice that could be heard by millions who were either gasping at the audacity of his latest prank or just finding an understanding of what an extraordinary man he was. But Russia has never been short of these kind of characters until now,…
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Populism, US and Europe
Immigration is the catalyst to the movement towards populist arguments across the EU and the United States. The arguments concerning immigration and migration have been catapulted to the top of the agenda of the populist politician, but underneath there are also arguments of tax burdens and centralised governments. Trumps call to the electorate of lets…
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Critical time for the world, is America up to it…?
It was sad to see Biden stumble about on stage and lose his train of thought. Neither candidate seemed that well-informed and if the free world rests on the inconsistencies of Trump or the frailty of Biden, the world is in trouble. There was an element of sadness that the frailties of Biden were on display,…
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The lost voices of the dispossessed
Everyday arguments meant that politicians popularised arguments, which they pushed through by deposing those who could not communicate in the same manner as the law makers. Laws became entrenched by government edicts and the main pusher of these arguments were broadcasters -especially the BBC, which moved from being a News outlet into being a great…
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Ukraine 2 years on
It is two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the meat-grinder that is the war – is not slowing down. Advika, is the latest town to fall to Russia. But Ukraine with a shortage of ammunition held back by the US Congress’, due to their inability to differentiate right from wrong; Congress are now electioneering for the…
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