Then things changed. They changed for everyone of course in 2008, not just the BRICS. But Brazil has languished, steadily trending down economically for years now after a post-depression blip up. On a 2005-2006 trajectory a Brazilian Olympics looked doable. On a post-2012 trajectory a Brazilian Olympics looks very unwise. I’ll bet […]
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‘Disgusting’ and ‘shallow’: Corbyn on the ridiculous bias of the BBC
June 1st, 2016 Awake Goy
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has struck out at the BBC for its “disgusting” and “shallow” coverage of him, accusing the broadcaster of being “obsessed” with turning positive stories into negative ones. Corbyn was particularly critical of the BBC’s local elections coverage last month, in which he said Labour did well because it “hung […]