Cambria Zeitgeist (April 2025) (2)

Cambria Zeitgeist (April 2025) (2)

What's happening? What's new? What's going to happen?

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What's Happening? What's New? What's Evil?

Check out the latest articles and curated lists below. The 'globalised' edition.

Some would argue that a tariff war is better than a real war. Similiarly, destruction of the world order and the globalised economy might be welcomed in certain quarters.

Burn it all Down
Globalization, once hailed as a panacea, has proven to be fundamentally corrupt and needs to be blown to kingdom come
The ‘new world order’ of the past 35 years is being demolished before our eyes. This is how we must proceed | Gordon Brown
We have seen the conflict and tragedy that can follow when an old era collapses. Countries that believe in multilateralism must come together now, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
America and China Are Getting Divorced. It’s Not Amicable. Plus. . .
Xi and Trump’s fight for global supremacy. Could the White House strike a deal with Iran as soon as this weekend? A soybean farmer’s appeal to the president. And much more.

Here in Wales, it seems that the nation’s loyalty to Labour has resulted not just in complacency, but contempt as blatantly exemplified by their treatment of Port Talbot steel works.

They Must be Coking
Ben Wildsmith On Wednesday, I listened to the Prime Minister enthusing about the Universal theme park that is due to be built in Bedford. It would, he explained, contain ‘a lot of steel’ and he was delighted to confirm that the steel would be British. Huzzah! About half an hour later, Rhondda MP Chris Bryant, […]

Robert Reich's book will be excellent but since it won't be out until autumn it may well be too late to be of much relevance! It will be a nostalgic 'history' of an era passed.

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