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Mandate without mechanism ~I I

The mountains, for now, survive on a stay order and a committee’s promise; the corporate ledger survives on something thinner still.

Brexit Dividend

Ten years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the most revealing aspect of Brexit is not what happened, but what did not.

Sanctions prick bubble

Myanmar has been rocked by almost daily protests since the coup and the military has intensified its attempts to crush dissent, though the UN and Western countries have condemned their takeover and the escalating violence.

Temporary layoffs in EU hit record high

In January and February this year, the unemployment rate in the EU stood at 7.3 per cent and 7.5 per cent, respectively, equivalent to almost 16 million people.

Rousing rhetoric

While President Biden spoke on a host of issues, his focus was clearly on China which is increasingly being seen as an existential threat to the West ~ to its values and its institutions.