John Power

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Asia Business Editor at Al Jazeera English

Asia Business Editor @AJENews. Former @SCMPNews. FOIA enthusiast. Open to pitches. [email protected] [email protected]. DM for Signal.

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Articles

Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea's new president?

5 days ago | aljazeera.com | John Power

Lee Jae-myung's hardscrabble path to the South Korean presidency mirrors his country's stratospheric rise from grinding poverty to one of the world's leading economies. When Lee, a scandal-prone school dropout-turned-lawyer who was elected in a landslide on Tuesday, was born in 1963, South Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita was comparable with sub-Saharan African nations.
Mike Tapp: ‘I’ll never insult or belittle someone who votes Reform’

1 week ago | spectator.com.au | John Power

“I’ll never insult or belittle someone who votes Reform,” Mike Tapp, the Labour MP for Dover and Deal, tells me. “We need to deliver.” It’s a message Labour is increasingly keen to project – but Tapp sound like he really means it. Where others Labour MPs prevaricate on immigration, Tapp supports “return hubs” (for failed asylum seekers).
Mike Tapp: 'I’ll never insult or belittle someone who votes Reform'

1 week ago | spectator.co.uk | John Power

“I’ll never insult or belittle someone who votes Reform,” Mike Tapp, the Labour MP for Dover and Deal, tells me. “We need to deliver.” It’s a message Labour is increasingly keen to project – but Tapp sound like he really means it. Where others Labour MPs prevaricate on immigration, Tapp supports “return hubs” (for failed asylum seekers). He finds merit in Denmark’s deportation model, arguably the most hardline in Europe.
What happened to Labour’s racial equality agenda?

2 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | John Power

The ‘eradication of structural racism would be a defining cause’ of Labour’s time in power. That’s what Keir Starmer said in 2020, a few months after the death of George Floyd. In the party’s election manifesto last year, it promised to introduce a Race Equality Act to root out racial inequalities as part of a broader racial justice agenda.
What happened to Labour's racial equality agenda?

2 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | John Power

The ‘eradication of structural racism would be a defining cause’ of Labour’s time in power. That’s what Keir Starmer said in 2020, a few months after the death of George Floyd. In the party’s election manifesto last year, it promised to introduce a Race Equality Act to root out racial inequalities as part of a broader racial justice agenda.
North Korea's Kim raps officials over 'serious accident' at warship launch

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | John Power

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reprimanded officials over a "serious accident and criminal act" that resulted in damage to a newly built warship, state media has reported. The 5,000-tonne destroyer suffered damage to its hull when a transport cradle detached prematurely during a launch ceremony in the northeastern city of Chongjin, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday, blaming the incident on "inexperience command and operational carelessness".
Biden camp denies cancer was diagnosed earlier amid cover-up claims

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | John Power

Former United States President Joe Biden was not diagnosed with prostate cancer before last week, and received his "last known" blood test for the disease more than a decade ago, his office has said. The Biden camp's statement on Tuesday came as critics, including current President Donald Trump, stoked scepticism over the timing of the diagnosis, which has reanimated questions about whether the former president misled the public about his health while in office.
Biden's cancer diagnosis renews transparency debate, as Trump cries coverup

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | John Power

Former United States President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis has rekindled questions about whether he deceived the public about his health while in office, with his successor, Donald Trump, adding his voice to those suggesting a coverup. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, President Trump cast doubt on the timing of Biden's advanced cancer diagnosis amid renewed scrutiny of the former president's physical and mental fitness during his tenure.
Ben & Jerry's cofounder arrested at US Senate after protesting war in Gaza

3 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | John Power

The cofounder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and six other people have been arrested after disrupting a United States Senate hearing to protest Washington's support for Israel's war in Gaza. The arrests on Wednesday came as US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr was giving testimony to lawmakers on his shake-up of federal health agencies.
Abolishing the care worker visa is a mistake

3 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | John Power

For years I worked as an NHS manager, seeing first-hand the consequences of Britain’s broken social care system spill over into hospitals. Elderly patients, who no longer required medical care, were frequently marooned on wards because there was no one to support them at home. Behind every delayed operation or jammed A&E corridor was the same bottleneck: a care sector too understaffed to function.