A parliamentary inquiry into antisemitism and online hate points to a wider democratic problem: platforms have become public squares without public-square responsibilities.
Tag: World Watch
Lower city speed limits are a road-safety policy, not a war on drivers
Australia’s reluctance to lower urban speed limits shows why road safety is often hardest where the evidence is clearest: on familiar streets where convenience and risk collide.
The birthright citizenship fight is really about who can live without legal doubt
The U.S. birthright citizenship battle is more than a constitutional fight. It decides whether families and newborns live under certainty or administrative doubt.
Europe’s heatwave is a public-health warning, not only a weather story
Europe’s extreme heat should be read as a health, housing, labour and urban-adaptation problem. The danger is often quiet until it is too late.
Hormuz shows why reopening a chokepoint is not the same as restoring trust
The Strait of Hormuz can technically reopen before shippers believe it is safe. That gap matters for oil, insurance, crews and global supply chains.
Venezuela’s earthquakes are now a test of rescue capacity and trust
After devastating twin earthquakes in Venezuela, the immediate race to rescue survivors is also a test of infrastructure, aid logistics and public trust.
A decade after the Brexit vote, Britain still has not solved the Europe question
Ten years after the referendum, the UK’s argument is no longer simply leave or remain. It is how much distance from Europe the country can afford.
The world’s electricity gap is now a finance and fairness test
The latest SDG7 tracking data shows electricity access is not only a technology problem. It is about conflict, finance, institutions and who gets counted last.
The 2026 World Cup heat debate is about more than football
Cooling gear and hydration breaks are practical fixes. The bigger story is how global sport adapts to a hotter climate.
Britain’s fiscal squeeze is becoming a leadership test
UK borrowing, interest-rate caution and leadership noise are connected. They show how hard it is to govern when fiscal room is thin.