In The Australian today:
Last Thursday, when he announced he would not stand for re-election, French President Francois Hollande became merely the latest victim of the year of political head-rolling. Hollande’s fall at the guillotine of politics follows a string of errors and miscalculations that saw his satisfaction rating plummet to barely 4 per cent. But with the National Front fracturing the political equilibrium, it also reflects the difficulties both France’s Socialist Party and its centre-right opponents have had in regaining their hold on the country’s political system.
03 Dec2016
Divided Italy’s constitutional crisis of confidence
Today in The Australian
You can, so to speak, count on the Italians. As opinion polls may not be published in the two weeks leading up to a vote but can still be taken, blog sites have sprung up that report the results in terms of entirely imaginary wagering opportunities, with names that allow readers to readily identify the yes and no sides in tomorrow’s constitutional referendum.
You can, so to speak, count on the Italians. As opinion polls may not be published in the two weeks leading up to a vote but can still be taken, blog sites have sprung up that report the results in terms of entirely imaginary wagering opportunities, with names that allow readers to readily identify the yes and no sides in tomorrow’s constitutional referendum.
28 Nov2016
Sugar coating hard truths about obesity tax
Today in The Australian
Recommending new taxes should not be done lightly. But while it is full of strong claims, last week’s Grattan Institute report proposing a tax on sugar-sweetened soft drinks ignores relevant evidence and is marred by serious errors of analysis.
Recommending new taxes should not be done lightly. But while it is full of strong claims, last week’s Grattan Institute report proposing a tax on sugar-sweetened soft drinks ignores relevant evidence and is marred by serious errors of analysis.
21 Nov2016
Trump’s tax and trade policies could hurt Australia and the world
Today in The Australian
Having promised to return manufacturing jobs to the US, Donald Trump’s macroeconomic policies may instead accelerate their demise.
Having promised to return manufacturing jobs to the US, Donald Trump’s macroeconomic policies may instead accelerate their demise.
14 Nov2016
US election: political charlatans and conjurers wait to exploit vulnerable
Today in The Australian
According to a recent poll in the French daily Le Monde, 57 per cent of French voters believe democracy works badly, more than a third would like to see it replaced by an alternative and one in five think that alternative should allow a “chief” to override the present checks and balances.
According to a recent poll in the French daily Le Monde, 57 per cent of French voters believe democracy works badly, more than a third would like to see it replaced by an alternative and one in five think that alternative should allow a “chief” to override the present checks and balances.
12 Nov2016
US election: Trump unschooled in Washington’s ways and must learn fast
Today in The Australian
Having captured the presidency, retained control of both chambers of congress and secured majorities in states the Democrats considered their own, the Republicans have achieved far more than seemed possible six months ago. But this victory’s foundations are far from stable and leave the GOP’s future as uncertain as it has ever been.
Having captured the presidency, retained control of both chambers of congress and secured majorities in states the Democrats considered their own, the Republicans have achieved far more than seemed possible six months ago. But this victory’s foundations are far from stable and leave the GOP’s future as uncertain as it has ever been.