Ralf Martin

“Why do you think Russia paid your close, but less well known, colleague to say the sort of things that you were saying for free at the same time?”

Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship: is this the future of travel and transport? The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry

Wow.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win

The levy on foreign students is an export tax. Has anyone in government wondered why countries don't usually impose export taxes?

A great initiative: www.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-glo...

Definitely

good to know

Our new report finds that Climate Change is not only a growth story but also an inclusive growth story with lower income countries having a comparative advantage in green innovation. www.ifc.org/en/insights-...

Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier | Francesco Grillo Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order, says Francesco Grillo of the European University Institute, Florence

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Brazil and the EU must come together around a pragmatic agenda. Alongside them should be India, Canada, the UK, Australia (the host of Cop31) and, yes, China. These seven may not be like-minded on many vital issues, but they still represent about half of the world’s emissions, population and GDP."

Solidaritätszuschlag – Wikipedia

This could follow the example of the German "Solidaritaetszuschlag" that was introduced to help fund the Re-unification in 1991. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidar...

For starters they should do this by introducing any tax increases as a dedicated line item on your income tax statement. Call it the Brexit Solidarity Levy, Farrage Appreciation Charge (FAC) or similar....

Maybe we can get more information on extending life as well?

Is dark chocolate actually healthy? We assess whether that tempting idea is too good to be true

Damn it... www.economist.com/science-and-...

A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0 If the first term of Donald Trump provoked anxiety over the fate of objective knowledge, the second has led to claims we live in a world-historical age of stupid, accelerated by big tech. But might th...

This article is quite a tour de force: from Hannah Arendt via Trump to a critique RCTs. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

Migration is Britain’s superpower. Our future depends on embracing that truth, not denying it | Zack Polanski Labour has lost its nerve. At our party conference this weekend, we’re gathering to set things right, says Green party leader Zack Polanski

here is the leader of the green party celebrating migration. Celebrate migration and its benefits and stop platforming xenophobes! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Let's celebrate migration and exchange rather than platforming or imitating xenophobes.

Migration is Britain’s superpower. Our future depends on embracing that truth, not denying it | Zack Polanski Labour has lost its nerve. At our party conference this weekend, we’re gathering to set things right, says Green party leader Zack Polanski

Finally somebody telling it how it is.... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

That might be a rather optimistic assessment.

The British economy is no state to indulge these while xenophobes any longer.

As a society, our financial system around information is insane. It is the kind of system you would create if you wanted everyone to go insane.

Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles.

Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.

Getting mighty tired of the meme on here of “oh, it is just so difficult for the government to set the agenda”. The government (which literally employs thousands of press officers) is setting the agenda - it’s just that it is setting it on toxic ground it can’t win.

He is still falling in the trap set by Farrage. By talking about migration all the time and confirming it's a big problem he is only doing Farrage a favour.

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This is as good as everyone is saying it is.

That's how chatgpt sees me:

haven't taken it yet

It should be simple: people who cheer on violence in the UK can't enrich themselves with British taxpayers’ money.

That means Elon Musk – no government contracts for you, no energy supply license for you.

This really shouldn't even need saying, let alone agitating for. It is a truism more than a proposition.