Monthly Archives: January 2019

PS. An opinion on Davos. {A.Chakrobortty, Guardian}

Posted on January 23, 2019 by tryingtobefair

No natural force created this intense unfairness, the growing global inequality in wealth and incomes, the recent Oxfam report graphically highlights it. The gulf between the super-rich and the rest of us did not gape wide open overnight. Rather, it … Continue reading →

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Israel and Palestine.

Posted on January 23, 2019 by tryingtobefair

The one word and one image which comes to mind every time I read of spates between these two peoples are “proportionality” and “David and Goliath”. “Echoing his friend Donald Trump, Mr Netanyahu has told reporters that Israel can choose … Continue reading →

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Davos, World Economic Forum. Jan 2019

Posted on January 22, 2019 by tryingtobefair

This very week the good and the great {100 state leaders, and at least 1,000 business leaders and “special invitees”, {eg Prince William?  David Blaine illusionist and thrill seeking performer? and the odd film star} are gathering in Davos, at … Continue reading →

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