The continent has been in a transformative crisis, and while leaders have wrangled over a Conference on the Future of Europe, citizens organised and took action. What we need now is vision, agenda and accountability. Just a short while ago, we watched a dystopian reality unfold as a mob of white supremacists attacked the US Capitol, incited by a...
European vaccine efforts and what we can learn from them
As a year of lock down stretches on, with quarantine and social distancing, suffering and sacrifice, at last a vaccine is here, and yet it isn’t. Anticipating a recovery only to see it delayed can be that much more frustrating. What can we learn from how this unfolded? It’s easy to point to that favourite punch-bag, “the EU”, for the trouble yet...
Lessons for Europe from a surreal American Coup
Somehow we all thought that when 2020 melted away into 2021, the world would wake up to a new reality, free of all the malaise, of Trump, Covid, lockdowns and distress. Alas, of course, it didn’t quite work out that way. Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial and acquittal are yet another testament that this has not just been a bizarre bad...
Trump was the most honest politician. What do we do now he’s gone?
Although it might be a little against the grain to say it, Donald Trump was quite possibly one of the most honest politicians that ever held office. Yes indeed, according to the New York Times he has told more than 36 thousands lies during his presidency, yes that is true. That probably makes him one of the biggest liars to ever hold office....