Busta Rhymes used to live in Morecambe, Lancashine. Slick Rick used to live in Mitcham, Surrey. Huey Morgan of Fun Lovin' Criminals used to live in Frome, Somerset.

My column on a day of courtroom gains for Harvey Weinstein and Donald Trump in a world where MeToo 'went too far'

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#Opinion | A drop in voter turnout should put soaring temperatures under scrutiny as a factor. With global warming afoot and long waits in line a given for voting, India should consider sparing its voters such discomfort - ✍ writes David Fickling

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When I looked this up, it turned out it was *not* because people were comparing some public figure to Goebbels.

But simply because a critical mass of Nazis on this platform are currently approvingly quoting the views of Goebbels on a diverse range of topics.

Sweltering heat is keeping some voters in India's election away. David Fickling writes that changing the system is a risk worth taking trib.al/g5LpF2n

Your periodic reminder that England, a windswept nation with more potential for onshore wind power than almost anywhere else in the world (other than Scotland), banned new onshore wind farms in 2017.

New IELP post:

'Katherine Tai on WTO Complaints against China'

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Based on the evidence, it seems to me that WTO complaints have been more effective at inducing changes to China's policies/practices than alternatives like dialogues or unilateral tariffs.

It may be challenging for the US to assail China’s lead in some clean technologies, writes David Fickling. But the field is wide open for those yet to get established trib.al/yQJk4ED