Ben Kreeger
@benkreeger.bsky.social
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Liz Truss was PM for just 49 days but her name will go down in history as a verb to describe both creating an economic crisis and killing an eldery and respected leader. Impressive.
April 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Liz Truss was PM for just 49 days but her name will go down in history as a verb to describe both creating an economic crisis and killing an eldery and respected leader. Impressive.
Reposted by Ben Kreeger
I'm aghast that Labour would do this. Aghast. It's a despicable thing to have done.
1. Quick 🧵 on the change to policy that, on the face of it, bans refugees from ever acquiring British citizenship. @sonial77.bsky.social has published a short article on Free Movement:
freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...
And I've done a follow up on my Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...
freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...
And I've done a follow up on my Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...
New change to Home Office policy permanently blocks refugees from citizenship
Change is bad in principle and breaches the Refugee Convention
open.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I'm aghast that Labour would do this. Aghast. It's a despicable thing to have done.
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Why are Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia outliers on fertility?
Btw, Botswana is richer than India, Kazakhstan is richer still. Both have a much higher fertility rates...
That should be my exam question next year... 🙃
Btw, Botswana is richer than India, Kazakhstan is richer still. Both have a much higher fertility rates...
That should be my exam question next year... 🙃
January 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Why are Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia outliers on fertility?
Btw, Botswana is richer than India, Kazakhstan is richer still. Both have a much higher fertility rates...
That should be my exam question next year... 🙃
Btw, Botswana is richer than India, Kazakhstan is richer still. Both have a much higher fertility rates...
That should be my exam question next year... 🙃
An incredible moment in human history. The global transformation in demographics over the coming decades will be one the biggest stories of the 21st century
The world has passed "peak child".
This was a term coined by the late Hans Rosling, and the most recent data suggests that the world has reached it: the number of children has stopped growing.
My data insight on @ourworldindata.org today: ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
This was a term coined by the late Hans Rosling, and the most recent data suggests that the world has reached it: the number of children has stopped growing.
My data insight on @ourworldindata.org today: ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
January 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
An incredible moment in human history. The global transformation in demographics over the coming decades will be one the biggest stories of the 21st century
The question is, what will be the response and will it effectively deter future grayzone activities?
More subsea cables damaged, this time off the coast of Taiwan.
Appears to be the current fashion in grey-zone activity these days....
Appears to be the current fashion in grey-zone activity these days....
Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese ship after subsea cable damaged
Shunxing39 cargo vessel is heading for Pusan after Taipei suggests anchor-dragging was ‘sabotage’
www.ft.com
January 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The question is, what will be the response and will it effectively deter future grayzone activities?
100%, while their GDP per capita is relatively low, they are the 2nd and 5th largest economies (and will continue to grow), are two of the largest manufacturers (and polluters), have successful space and tech sectors and are investing heavily in the developing world
China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say
China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say
Delegates from poorer nations say classifications that date back to 1992 are obsolete and two countries ‘should be contributing’
buff.ly
November 20, 2024 at 8:48 AM
100%, while their GDP per capita is relatively low, they are the 2nd and 5th largest economies (and will continue to grow), are two of the largest manufacturers (and polluters), have successful space and tech sectors and are investing heavily in the developing world