Trump signs order to 'make America's showers great again'- is he the leader of the liberal democratic world? bbc.com/news/articles/…

news.sky.com/story/presiden… not a great strategist. He was part of the PiS gang that marginalised Poland in the EU with Orban. Reactionary nationalist in essence .

news.sky.com/story/smartpho… his tech friends needed a favour and he did not want to annoy his supporters too much. He is a leader with elastic principles

news.sky.com/story/minister… this chap is simply not up to the job. His desire to please Trump is sickening. We need our freedom from both China and the US. We need to focus on strengthening the Eu

Via euronews: Not just social media: Report claims mainstream French media is spreading climate disinformation euronews.com/green/2025/04/… very interesting research findings

The implications are clear. No direct or indirect discrimination lawful but the law clearly recognises biology as defining sex. It means that it may sometimes justify separate spaces for biological and sexually reassigned persons. bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgq…

news.sky.com/story/supreme-… the practical implications are clear the biological distinction based on sex cannot be set aside by gender reassignment certificates. This means in law that separate spaces for transgender persons can be justified as long as it is not discriminatory.

news.sky.com/story/supreme-… further challenging implications of the distinction may have an impact in the field of sport. Can transgender athletes compete with athletes who are biologically the same at birth? International sports federations will need to review their current rules

Via euronews: EU countries decry Hungary's Pride ban as Brussels considers legal action euronews.com/my-europe/2025… what is there to mull over. Hungary should have its voting rights suspended. Article 7 TEU for flagrant breach if Article 2 TEU value. But I forgot the EU vacuous

news.sky.com/story/andrew-t… if he is breaking the law he should simply not be allowed to publish online his hate speech. It is about time OFCOM developed a real backbone

Via euronews: The silence between von der Leyen and Trump looms large over trade talks euronews.com/business/2025/… Trump wants to destroy the EU. Of that there is no doubt. So he uses Italy as a tool to try and divide. But Italian PM realises that without EU Market Italy very poor

news.sky.com/story/the-brit… Excellent assessment. Sucking up to Trump and continuing to put up economic and human barriers to the EU will make us poorer and less secure. What is economically more important 17% or 41% ?

Via euronews: The silence between von der Leyen and Trump looms large over trade talks euronews.com/business/2025/… - on trade leaders of the Member States should not discuss tariffs directly with Trump who is try to divide the EU. Brussels only should be the negotiator with Trump

Via euronews: Polish presidential elections 2025: who is ahead in the polls? euronews.com/my-europe/2025… Constitution gives the President very significant powers to block the will of the majority in Parliament and therefore the gov’t if not from same party as President.

Via euronews: Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 1936-2025 euronews.com/2025/04/21/pop… the child of hard working Italian immigrants. A great Pope who cared for the poor and forgotten people. A great contrast to the spiritually weak but powerful men who govern our world.

Via euronews: EU fines Apple and Meta under digital rules amid trade spat euronews.com/business/2025/… Apple and Meta like Google are abusing their position as dominant gatekeepers. The fine is low and clearly politically motivated. Using novelty of DMA as justification is laughable.

Trump hints at softening China tariffs and says no plan to sack Fed boss- Markets 2 Trump 0. Trump has blinked once again bbc.com/news/articles/…

To be clear. Apple and Meta also infringed Article 102 TFEU as well as the DMA that in many ways also codifies the rulings of the Court of Justice on abuse of dominance. Compared to fines imposed on Google prior to the DMA coming into effect the fines low cnn.com/2025/04/23/tec…

news.sky.com/story/owner-of… - Tragic but an important ruling that confirms the law on the liability of sports companies for their failure to discharge their duty of care towards participants in the activities they deliver.

news.sky.com/story/ukraine-… how much does Trump actually owe Putin? Only a fool would not see that the peace plan and how it is communicated has been coordinated between Washington and Moscow