Take a guess, what is this a map of?

Time to dust this meme off

Toutes les 3 semaines la France dépense en retraites l'équivalent des coûts de construction du tunnel sous la manche

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!

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UK manufacturing as a share of GDP has fallen well below OECD comparators. As economies develop, a certain amount of shift to services is expected. But the UK is an outlier.

UK manufacturing accounts for just 9% of GDP, compared to 15% in 1997.

Today, we're publishing, 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆, endorsed by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove.

Co-authors Gavin Rice 🇬🇧 and Nick Timothy argue we need to reindustrialise Britain to build a fairer and more productive economy.

🔗 ukonward.com/reports/a-cons…

‘Making a rigorous intellectual case for strategic autonomy is one thing, but getting everyone on board is a different matter.’

Macron’s speech needs the support of his European allies to have any meaning, writes François Valentin 👇
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Der ECHR CEDH verurteilt die #Schweiz aufgrund ihrer #Klimapolitik . Doch für diese sollte jemand anderes zuständig sein: das Volk. François Valentin im ipg-journal.

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Thread of Catholic Churches in Antarctica 🇦🇶

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, Belgrano II Base (Argentina 🇦🇷)

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St George hasn't always been England's patron saint!

Before the founding of the Order of the Garter in 1348 it was St Edward the Confessor, King of England (r. 1042-1066).

So how did a 3rd Century Roman soldier become the patron of England (+ 8 other countries?)...1/

'We know all about the dangers of pure majoritarianism, where the will of voters is left unchecked.

'But it seems that we have now overcorrected by letting courts shape public policy directly.'

François Valentin

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France's flow of public development aid from 2017 to 2022 (for eg 3.4 billion euros to Morocco)

An interesting but very strange list, some countries aren't the most in need of aid, other have been very ungrateful or actively hostile (especially 🇹🇷)

challenges.fr/monde/aide-au-…

Man's being haunted by the ghost of Gaullism

'Switzerland, with its many referenda ... serves as a reminder to environmentally-concerned lawmakers and activists across the world that when treated like adults, the electorate can seriously grapple with important policy matters.'

François Valentin

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The ECHR condemning Switzerland over climate is a dangerous overreach

It reflects an aristocratic temptation to side-step the messy process of democracy by putting policy as far away from the electorate as possible

My latest Persuasion

persuasion.community/p/the-people-w…

The ECHR condemning Switzerland over climate is a dangerous overreach

It reflects an aristocratic temptation to side-step the messy process of democracy by putting policy as far away from the electorate as possible

My latest Persuasion

persuasion.community/p/the-people-w…

Berlin's street lights:

Spot the Berlin wall

Join us next week for a panel event led by Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure Julia Lopez MP to debate how we can improve the UK’s digital economy.

📆 Tuesday 23rd April
⏰ 15.00-16.00
📍 Central Westminster
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