With such a cold and unfeeling government, it’s little wonder our birthrate is fallingThis is no country for babies. It’s no surprise the birthrate keeps falling when would-be parents face impossible obstacles. As in the 1930s, it happens in hard times…
市民抵抗運動によって権力の掌握を阻止する方法（中篇）：3.5％の法則
市民抵抗運動の系譜を分類し、データベース化する近年の試みからは、それが予想以上に成功を収めてきたことがわかる。街頭デモのような「集中型」ばかりでなく、ストライキやボイコットのような「分散型・非協力型」のやり方を駆使し、その国の人口の少なくとも3.5％の「積極的かつ持続的な参加」を集めた大衆抵抗運動は、歴史上どれも目標を達成してきたという有名な「3.5％の法則」は、インターネットの普及でどう変わるのか？ 市民抵抗運動の現代的戦略と可能性をめぐる短期連載…
Grant Shapps will do ‘whatever it takes’ to fix lorry driver shortage
Issuing of short-term skilled worker visas not ruled out amid petrol supply concernsThe UK transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said he would “move heaven and earth” to solve the nationwide shortage of truck drivers that threatens fuel supplies at some p…
We have to insulate Britain, but M25 protests don’t make the case for it | Gaby Hinsliff
No need to scream ‘Apocalypse!’ Showing we can make homes warmer and save cash is an easier way to bring people on boardIf anything was going to make me well up in public, I never imagined it would be the joys of insulation. Loft lagging does not gener…
The problem is bigger than Keir Starmer – Labour’s centrists have run out of ideas | Andy Beckett
The leader’s long essay has a few bright notes, but it shows again that it’s his wing of the party that has failed to ‘modernise’These ought to be good times for the British centre left. A divisive Tory government is running into trouble. The Labour le…
メルケル独首相の後継レースは大混戦。ドイツ総選挙、いよいよ日曜日に投票迫る
9月16日日曜日（現地時間）に予定されているドイツ総選挙まであと2日。すでに政界引退を表明しているメルケル首相の後継者は誰になるのか。専門家による直前の予想です。
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アメリカはこの20年どこで間違ったのか。“勝利”の意味も曖昧に突入した戦争の正体
米同時多発テロから20年。アフガニスタンからの撤退でも非難を浴びたアメリカは、どこで何を間違ったのでしょうか？ NYに20年以上住み、911も経験した筆者が考察するアメリカの20年。
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The verdict on Keir Starmer’s vision statement for Labour, The Road Ahead
Our panel of hardworking writers has read the Labour leader’s 14,000-word essay – here’s what they think Continue reading…
National insurance hike to hit NHS and care staff with £900m tax bill
Exclusive: Tax rise will inflict ‘terrible’ financial toll on health and social care workers, analysis findsBoris Johnson’s national insurance hike to fund health and social care will hit NHS and care workers with a £900m tax bill, the Guardian can rev…
Experts say China’s low-level cyberwar is becoming severe threat
Activity more overt and reckless despite US, British and other political efforts to bring it to a haltChinese state-sponsored hacking is at record levels, western experts say, accusing Beijing of engaging in a form of low-level warfare that is escalati…