NEWS and VIEWS
THIS WEEK'S STORIES
From a myriad of news and feature articles published throughout the world each week, a selection is made to republish on Connect. From those selected, our local editorial team choose specific themes to share.
Our intention is to make available thought provoking articles on major topics of interest in today's world. Whilst we have no answers, we understand enough to know, we all need to ask searching questions.
We hope you find the selection valuably informative.
JUST LET A JUDGE DECIDE
If one looked through the telescope from the other end - the world could look very different. If we had a tyrannical gov't - oppressing and imprisoning detractors - a non-jury court system would help it - No?
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IT'S A MONEY MAKING GAME
In a funny kind of way - FIFA is a representation of the wider world and the total orchestration of happenings no one has the power to stop or challenge. It's a game show where the winner is already chosen!
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LET'S HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE?
A new initiative - that involves simply giving financial assistance to people who have recently become homeless - reminds us that - by trusting people, we can achieve greater impact more cost effectively.
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TOURISM CAN BE POSITIVE
Tourism doesn't have to mean hordes using resources, damaging the natural environment and inflating home prices. Another kind of tourism is working well - in a way that's good for people and planet.
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TIMPSON: INTERESTING CHOICE
This new minister knows something about prisons and prisoners. He should have a positive impact on the sector, but. Why is he taliking about increasing the prison spaces? Should he look to Scandinavia?
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IS STARMER GETTING IT?
If Starmer doesn't hear the call from the farmers - and their supporters - he could end up in their slurry. The gov't's strategy has the feel of a hidden agenda and one which involves GROWTH for BlackRock.
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IS IT - A EUTHANASIA LOBBY?
The SMP hoping to have an Assisted Dying bill passed in Scotland received - it's alleged - serious funding from a euthanasia lobby group linked to Big Pharma. He says - ask Dignity in Dying about it?
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WHAT IS STARMER PLANNING?
Looking at this connection between Starmer and BlackRock - it appears to send all the wrong signals. And no one in Westminster seems to be on it. How do we hold a gov't to account? New system needed?
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3M AND COUNTING
The petition calling for a General Election is currently on 2,978,238 - and will top 3M in the coming week or so. Another bad move by Starmer - which he's tipped to make - and this total could rocket. Watch it.
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THE MSM DIVERTS ATTENTION
The rape of white schoolgirls is slow news - compared to Gregg Wallace - being a much better story for the MSM to share. Failure of the justice system to deal with sex offender gangs in the midlands is too hot.
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A NEW NHS SUICIDE SERVICE?
One SMP makes an impassioned case in parliament against the "Assisted Dying Bill" - giving sound reasons - and questions the ethics of the NHS providing suicide services.
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SO - A RESET IS NOT A RESET?
"The Great Reset" co-author with Klaus Schwab - Thierry Malleret - says “there’s no plan” - the WEF has no power. He debates whether there's a planned - undemocratic - transition to Stakeholder Capitalism.
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