This is the only time I am going to mention Nigel Farage in this election campaign. And I’m going to do it just to ask you to please stop mentioning him too. Clearly both Brexit, and the rise of the far right that it has fuelled, are deeply concerning. We are seeing the return of…
Read moreHungry, homeless, exploited. How does Europe protect the most vulnerable children?
Musa* arrived in Greece alone. He was 16. After fleeing Afghanistan on foot, he crossed the Evros River, which runs along the border between Greece and Turkey. His first encounter in Greece was with the police. Click Here: Thousands of unaccompanied children, like Musa, travel to and across Europe, through mountainous terrain and across dangerous…
Read moreDear Liberal Democrats – you are so much better than this
Dear Liberal Democrats, My hearts sinks at all sorts of now daily encounters with how awful our politics has become – the debasement, the cruelty, the almost total absence of generosity, compassion, care and yes love for each other. The binary, the black or white, the them and the us – a world, it seems,…
Read moreEurope's far-right bid to take back 'Christian Europe'
“The Bible, borders and Brexit” will “make Europe great again”, declared Ed Martin to roaring applause. The Republican pundit who co-wrote 'The Conservative Case for Trump' was speaking at a global gathering of religious conservatives in Verona this March. Italy’s deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, was a headline speaker. Verona, Italy’s ancient 'city of love',…
Read moreMorning 9: Some of the PGA Tour’s best were ready to boycott U.S. Open? | Wolff ravages the competition | Studying with DeChambeau
By Ben Alberstadt ([email protected]) May 28, 2019 Good Tuesday morning, golf fans. 1. Wolff ravages the competition Golf Digest’s Ryan Herrington on your 2019 NCAA individual champion… “…there was never much doubt that an Oklahoma State golfer would be crowned the NCAA individual champion for the ninth time in school history. Where the suspense would arise…
Read moreHow international solidarity saved an activist’s life in Burundi
This article is part of an editorial partnership with the Fund for Global Human Rights. Amandine Mbonimpa has not forgotten anything about the afternoon of 3 August 2015. That was when her father was shot. She had known he was in danger. Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa was the founder of a human rights organisation, APRODH, in his…
Read moreAlgeria: Divisions as country heads towards controversial elections
On Saturday, the Algerian Constitutional Council has officially ceased to accept submissions of candidates seeking to participate in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled to take place on the 4th of July of this year. Key political figures and parties have suspended their participation in the controversial elections as they consider the continued popular protests to…
Read moreHow close are you for your first putts?
As the college golf season has ended for my team, it allows me to get my game back into shape. After eight months of encouraging our team members to focus on what they can control and what we have been able to determine as key performance indicators (KPI) for lower scores, I now have a…
Read moreRevealed: Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party candidate spread "propaganda" for Balkan warlord, was 'bugged' by MI6
A Brexit Party running mate of Nigel Farage in Thursday's European election helped spread fake news for a Bosnian Serb warlord later jailed for crimes against humanity, an investigation by SourceMaterial and openDemocracy has discovered. John Kennedy, a former Tory now standing in the South East region on a list headed by Farage, was for…
Read moreThe Australian golf industry from the inside: Tiger in 2000 or 2017?
The interview had gone well, and I was seeing plenty of nodding heads around the table as I presented my vision for golf retail to the board of the biggest golf retailer in Australia. Then came the question Reflecting on how many courses there were around the country and the retail footprint across the states,…
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