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Nov 24, 2024 | 
lincsconnect.co.uk | Martin Thomas
Lincoln Christmas MarketIf anything is going to epitomise the Lincoln Christmas Market it has to be Lincoln Cathedral and Lincoln Castle. Castle Square was the original home of the market and over the years the market expanded to the Lincoln Cathedral, The Lawn and surrounding areas. The Lincoln Christmas Market saw a huge expansion over the years that it operated. In my opinion, the expansion wasn’t particularly well managed with many stalls duplicated and triplicated.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
illawarramercury.com.au | Martin Thomas
Next time you are stuck at the back of the plane, no doubt you will recall the media storm that is now erupting around the Prime Minister for accepting, even requesting, free upgrades from Qantas. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
thenewdaily.com.au | Martin Thomas
The latest poll by RedBridge showed that 72 per cent of all Australians want a full ban on gambling advertising. The results were especially strong among Labor voters, but even among Coalition voters 65 per cent supported a total ad ban. But it is the qualitative findings that weave a narrative that should send a chill down the spine of our political leaders. It shows that the electorate has made a strong link between the cost-of-living crisis and inaction on gambling reform.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | G. John Ikenberry |David Lake |Joseph Nye |Martin Thomas
In This Review In This Review The Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World OrderOwen makes a powerful case that the fate of American democracy hinges on the health and welfare of other democracies. One of the oldest insights in the liberal internationalist tradition, voiced by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and many others, is that democracies are most likely to survive and thrive in a world of open trade and multilateral rules where liberal democracies hold sway.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | David Lake |G. John Ikenberry |Joseph Nye |Martin Thomas
In This Review In This Review Indirect Rule: The Making of U.S. International HierarchyLake builds on his groundbreaking work on hierarchy in international relations to explore the historical foundations of the U.S.-led world order. For Lake, American power is best seen as a form of indirect rule: bargains struck between a dominant state and elites in subordinate countries.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Martin Thomas |G. John Ikenberry |David Lake |Joseph Nye
In This Review In This Review The End of Empires and a World Remade: A Global History of DecolonizationIn this ambitious and sweeping study, Thomas tells the grand story of the end of European empires and the struggle for decolonization. This drama played out in different times and places across Africa, Asia, and Latin America between World War I and the 1970s. Thomas argues that decolonization was pushed forward by the forces of globalization.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
afr.com | Martin Thomas
So now if we ban gambling advertising we are putting at risk Auskick, the kids’ version of Australian rules football, according to the sport’s governing body. As it turns out the AFL wasn’t concerned about protecting its fat profits from gambling revenue – including promoting and taking a cut from bets with minuscule chances of a win – but all this time they were concerned about our children’s ability to participate in Saturday sport. Loading...
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
canberratimes.com.au | Martin Thomas
Never pick a fight with anyone who buys ink by the barrel and paper by the ton. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords, Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other in your areaThis, now rather antiquated quote, often attributed to Mark Twain was a warning about the power of the then newspaper barons.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
thewire.org.au | Martin Thomas
Got an idea for a story? Play Stop The Alliance for Gambling Reform, which calls for the Government to release the Murphy report on the impacts of gambling, claim half of gambling debt is carried by just 12% of all gamblers. Siting figures released by social research company, Roy Morgan, also claim more than half of gamblers suffer mental health concerns.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
portstephensexaminer.com.au | Martin Thomas
Sports betting has exploded in Australia. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading All articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxAll articles from the other in your areaNew figures show the numbers of people betting on sport has doubled in the last five years alone. Today more than a quarter of all men aged 18-24 and a third of men aged 25-34 now bet on sport.
