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Dec 2, 2024 | 
express.co.uk | John R. Bryson
There is something very odd about the Labour Government’s 2024 budget. Usually, the media debate on a budget ends in days rather than months. This is not the case with this budget as the debate continues. A new analysis from the CBI estimates that limiting tax relief for family-owned businesses could lead to a reduction in 125,000 jobs and that this would come with a significant reduction in economic activity.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
nature.com | Ajit Singh |Francis Pope |Carlo Luiu |John R. Bryson |Stefan Krause |Karen Rowlingson | +1 more
AbstractGlobally, climate change represents the most significant threat to the environment and socio-economic development, endangering lives and livelihoods. Within the UN’s current 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate action is explicitly covered under Goal 13, “to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts”.
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Aug 14, 2023 | 
architectsjournal.co.uk | John R. Bryson |Gino Spocchia
On Saturday 5 August, a fire gutted the wonkiest pub in Britain, in Himley, near Dudley, with the building being demolished two days later. The building was not a protected structure and had not been formally identified as a building of local significance. Its demolition represents a major failure in this country’s approach to spatial planning and levelling up.
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Aug 14, 2023 | 
architectsjournal.co.uk | John R. Bryson
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Aug 12, 2023 | 
ukdefencejournal.org.uk | John R. Bryson
“Russia is now deliberately targeting Ukraine’s grain storage and export infrastructure… There is a form of madness here as Putin has decided to weaponise food and perhaps his plan is to create a global food crisis.”Russia’s special military or colonisation operation in Ukraine continues to surprise. These surprises come from a decided absence of strategic thinking by Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. Fundamentally, a paradox sits behind Putin’s war with Ukraine.
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Aug 12, 2023 | 
ukdefencejournal.org.uk | John R. Bryson
“Putin’s leadership continues to erode Russia’s economic and military security. His actions do nothing to enhance the welfare of Russian citizens. Under Putin, Russia is best described as an increasingly disorganised irrational fiefdom.”Russia’s war with Ukraine continues to reveal interesting tensions that highlight that there are major problems with the governance of Russia. There is an important paradox here in that President Vladimir Putin has become one of Ukraine’s most powerful weapons.
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Aug 6, 2023 | 
kyivpost.com | Stepan Stepanenko |John R. Bryson |Julia Struck
In a recent Civilmedia interview, Vadym Skibitsky of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, outlined how the June 23 uprising by Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has shone a stark spotlight on cracks in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power.
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Aug 5, 2023 | 
kyivpost.com | John R. Bryson |Pete Shmigel
Saudi Arabia is hosting talks on the war in Ukraine on Saturday in the latest flexing of its diplomatic muscle, with the ambitious objective of “reaching a solution that will result in permanent peace.”Don’t get too excited though as expectations are mild for what the gathering in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah might achieve. Who’s attending? Invitations were sent to around 30 countries, Russia not among them, according to diplomats familiar with the preparations.
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Aug 5, 2023 | 
kyivpost.com | Chris York |John R. Bryson |Julia Struck |Pete Shmigel
With Ukraine’s summer offensive proceeding slower than hoped, plans for the liberation of Crimea may to some seem a little premature to the foreign observer. This is not the case in Ukraine itself – almost one-in-two Ukrainians plans to visit and Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov promised that he will celebrate his next birthday in June 2024 on the liberated peninsula.
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Aug 5, 2023 | 
kyivpost.com | John R. Bryson |Julia Struck |Pete Shmigel
Russia’s so-called special military operation – or rather its colonization operation – in Ukraine, continues to surprise. These surprises come from a decided absence of strategic thinking by Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. Fundamentally, a paradox sits behind Putin’s war with Ukraine. This paradox reflects the tension between Putin’s desire to demonstrate that Russia is still a major power on the world stage, and actions that continue to undermine Russia’s economy and international standing.
