Brexit Dithering and a Labour Push for Revocation?
More Brexit motion, but progress is likely a very different matter.
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US Policy On Iran After The Midterm Elections
A clear Senate majority gives Trump more support for playing tough with Iran. But how productive is this likely to be?
Read more...Northern Ireland Constitutional Settlement: A Brexit Booby Trap?
Why Northern Ireland poses even bigger hurdles to reaching a Brexit deal than you thought.
Read more...The Rapid Acceleration Towards Peak Oil Demand
A rare bit of positive news on the global warming front: oil demand topped out in developed economies and emerging economies are increasingly fighting both internal combustion engines and single use plastics.
Read more...Brexit: Even More Noise in the Signal
Rumors of Brexit progress seem to be greatly exaggerated.
Read more...Plastic Watch: Five Flaws in the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Plan
Plastic Watch: The European Parliament recently approved a plan that will ban outright certain single-use plastics. Alas, these measures fall far short of what’s necessary, both in timing and scope, to address the burgeoning plastic crisis. And they would only apply to the EU.
Read more...What General Electric Is Doing to Dodge the Question: “When Will GE File for Bankruptcy?”
A detailed look at GE’s fall from financial grace.
Read more...As the Fed Tightens, Where Will the Credit Crunch Pinch First?
Who will feel the pain first in the coming credit squeeze?
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: How the Italian Budget Fight Helps Brussels and Salvini, Hurts Europeans and the Eurozone
Contrary to popular perception, Brussels and the Italian government come out ahead from sparring over Italy’s budget, and what works for them does not work for much of anyone else.
Read more...Brexit Stress Rises: Pound Weakens on S&P Crashout Warning, Norway Nixes “Norway,” Migrant Status at Risk
Brexit news still looks decidedly uncheery.
Read more...Estimating the Impact of Climate Change Costs on Growth: Is Degrowth Already Here?
Some back of the envelope estimates show that the economic cost of climate change is already cutting into growth in a big way….and it will only get much worse.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Pathology, Khashoggi, Capitalism & Climate Change
Does capitalism breed pathology?
Read more...Civilized Societies Don’t Call It Censorship, but Copyright
Why the European Copyright Directive would have a disastrous impact on the Internet, and what can be done to stop it.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Fisking the NAO’s Report on the UK’s Border Preparedness for Brexit
Yet another hard/crashout Brexit train wreck: implementing adequate border controls.
Read more...The Crumbling Architecture of Nuclear Arms Control
A useful backgrounder on nuclear arms control and why the system is coming unglued.
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