“By last night eighty-seven MPs had called publicly for him to stand down, four junior ministers had resigned from the government, and several cabinet members had apparently told him privately that he could not carry on.” https://lnkd.in/gi7kG-Bg
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“The Economist’s Asian columnist ‘Banyan’ asked the cheeky Monty Python question: ‘What did the Mughals ever do for India?’ The answer: ‘They gave political Hinduism its eternal, indispensable villain.’” Robin Jeffrey on India’s latest state elections https://lnkd.in/gffiunQt
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“The only way for participants to exert pressure on providers is the threat of changing providers. But many local markets only have two or three providers (if that!) to choose from, and if those providers offer similar services and pricing, consumers are powerless to exert any pressure on the service mix, the approach to service provision or the pricing of services.” https://lnkd.in/gCHEFfNw
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“The talk had inevitably turned to the federal election campaign, which was nearing its end. He confided that while he was going to vote Liberal — he always did; ‘I’m a Liberal voter’ — he hoped Labor would be re-elected.” Peter Brent on the Hawke era https://lnkd.in/gjx49hwV
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“History indicates that political excess is not a natural feature of the country’s DNA and there remain grounds for confidence that the populist threat can be kept at bay by brave and judicious leadership,” writes Paul Strangio https://lnkd.in/gcttWmQh
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“Despite what AI told me, nothing on Spotify explicitly states that this music is AI-generated, even though the streamer claims to be “aggressively protecting against the worst parts of Gen AI.” James Button on Lester Young and AI jazz https://lnkd.in/g3DdpQ42
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“We asked the question a little differently: did places with more gun buybacks experience a larger drop in gun homicide and suicide? The answer turned out to be a resounding yes.” https://lnkd.in/gVJwXbB2
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“On the face of it, then, Albanese’s minister for Pacific Island affairs is supporting the case his own government opposed at The Hague and lending his weight to the notion his prime minister and the environment minister continue to reject.” https://lnkd.in/gsB-fTX2
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“However often the Europeans, Latin Americans and small island states demand an explicit commitment to transitioning away from fossil fuels, they will not get it. The COP30 stalemate will continue. The question is, does this matter? There’s a strong case for saying that it doesn’t.” https://lnkd.in/gd85F6Y8
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“The Dismissal will continue to play a role in telling us something about who we are: but as an event capable of shaping everyday action and understanding, as a truly lived history, it is fast fading.” https://lnkd.in/gYj7SB9Y