Month: October 2022

Danish Queen Strips Grandchildren’s Royal Titles 

A visibly moved Prince Joachim responded that his family “are all very sad,” and that “it is never pleasant seeing your children being treated unfairly. They are in a situation they don’t understand.”

Volatility Strikes Debt Markets

Volatility in prices and yields on the government-debt markets are the second highest recorded since 2009.

African Day Labourers Face Eviction, Labour Exploitation

A worker, of Malian origin, disappeared from a farm in 2013 and was never found. The Malian went missing after he and other migrant workers from his crew argued with the farm owner about their working conditions.

Pound Plunge: Don’t Blame Kwasi

There was no ‘crash’ of the pound. The big rate increase by the Federal Reserve simply created an irresistible opportunity for investors to make some good money, and do it safely.

Kitsch and the Common Good

Though kitsch wears the costume of reality’s vocabulary, it does not describe things as they are. You could only call it good without qualms of conscience after downing a Dionysian dose of expired boxed wine.

Meloni Confirms Her Support For Ukraine

Meloni distinguished herself from her two allies in the centre-right coalition, Matteo Salvini’s Lega and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, who were much more cautious on the subject, by virtue of their relatively good relations with Vladimir Putin in the past.

Germany Scraps Gas Levy, Introduces Gas Price Cap

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the end of the gas levy and the introduction of a gas price cap to the tune of €200 billion in loans as a ‘double whammy.’ The minister of finance defiantly called the decision a “crystal clear reply to Putin.”

Lessons From Italy for the French Right

For the Italians, there is no ‘fascism’ attached to Giorgia Meloni. Her coalition is centre-right, full stop. On the other side of the Alps, the repeated use of the word ‘fascist’ dispenses with any nuanced analysis; few articles actually look at Meloni’s programme.