Lobby de la Industria Alimentaria

Repitiendo esquemas del pasado. La industria alimentaria y las tácticas de las corporaciones tabaqueras   […] An increasing number of people in Europe are struggling with obesity, heart disease and diabetes linked to excessive sugar consumption. This public health crisis has not stopped trade associations that represent the biggest players in the food and drink industry from resisting regulation at all cost: snacks, drinks, and processed foods that are high in sugar have the highest profit margins. […]   Food lobby rigs EU sugar laws while obesity and diabetes spiral out of control The food and drink lobby is winning the fight over EU sugar regulation. As Corporate Europe Observatory’s new report ‘A spoonful of sugar’ illustrates, existing laws are… corporateeurope.org Guardar

Cómo la Tecnología se Mezcla con la Política

[…] When a fact begins to resemble whatever you feel is true, it becomes very difficult for anyone to tell the difference between facts that are true and “facts” that are not.  […] How technology disrupted the truth | Katharine Viner Social media has swallowed the news – threatening the funding of public-interest reporting and ushering in an era when everyone has their own facts. But the consequences go far beyond journalism theguardian.com|De Katharine Viner  

Brexit y Clases Privilegiadas

Xenofobia? Sí, pero también la falta de esperanza y la desconfianza en las élites. […] Kuper explicaba que para los de su especie no resulta especialmente difícil prosperar, porque están predestinados para el triunfo y porque el apoyo mutuo que se forja en las escuelas privadas perpetua con naturalidad los privilegios del establishment. […] La revuelta contra el ‘establishment’ La falta de movilidad social en Reino Unido mina la credibilidad de una clase gobernante que ha sido incapaz de convencer con su mensaje internacional.elpais.com|De Ana Carbajosa Guardar