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The Constant Reporter
The world is complicated. Explaining it need not be: politics, society, life
By Alain Catzeflis
Articles
Makerfield: switching leaders is a waste of time. What we need is a man (or woman) with a plan
This little cameo of democracy epitomises much that is wrong with our democracy and why people are losing hope that it works for them.
Published on Jun 15 by Alain Catzeflis
We've forgotten what winning looks: what our politicians could learn from the Gareth Southgate school of leadership
Every government since 2010 has tinkered. Announce, react, rebrand, survive. Repeat. It isn't working.
Published on Jun 4 by Alain Catzeflis
AI: It's not the machines we should worry about. It's the people.
The men driving the AI revolution are prophets so rich that they have slipped the leash of gravity. They live in a different world.
Published on May 25 by Alain Catzeflis
October 7 and rape as a weapon of war: what we know and what we surmise
The women raped on October 7 deserve better than to be conscripted into a propaganda war on one side or the other because it's politically convenient.
Published on May 18 by Alain Catzeflis
Labour MPs are queuing at the Bank of Empty Promises to withdraw their savings. But is it bankrupt?
Keir Starmer is finished. But it's not obvious anyone else can rescue the party.
Published on May 12 by Alain Catzeflis
First Past the Post is dead. It's time to bury it and find a different way to run the country.
Electoral politics have finally caught up with a country changed to its very core.
Published on May 8 by Alain Catzeflis
Israel’s forces: The Voice of Hind Rajab speaks of an occupying army that has lost its bearings
Israel has tested to destruction the idea that force and occupation will lead to a secure future. Can it find a different way?
Published on May 6 by Alain Catzeflis
Charles, the solitary royal looking for meaning, finally finds a role
The visit will change nothing. But if a seed was planted for those who come after Trump to think about then it was worth it.
Published on Apr 29 by Alain Catzeflis