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Here is an example of brilliant municipal leadership for all Londoners Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan . Big cuts in the toxic pollution that harms so many children (obviously, Conservatives opposed the attack on the liberty of car drivers to harm public health) 👇👇👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

nytimes.com/2025/03/07/hea… via @NYTimes

In this week’s The Tablet Tablet: Kevin Watkins responds to the aid cuts; Liz Dodd and William Cash pray for Pope Francis; Gwen Adshead’s silent Lent; Ruth Gledhill meets refugees in Wapping; A.N. Wilson selects the best of spring crime … and a short and snappy letter from Tom

Truly, you cannot make this stuff up 👇👇

Both versions brilliant in my view - and a stark illustration of the gap between where we are and where we could/should be

Enough said I think open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/v…

It’s an amazing achievement, but you have to hand it to Scott Bessent: it’s not easy to make Steve Mnuchin look like a paragon of common sense and market wisdom 👇👇👇

Absolutely right. Just to add that there is broader public support for aid that save and improves lives - and winning public support matters.

It all looks bleak (understatement) - but some thoughts from me and Gonzalo Fanjul in EL PAÍS España on how the Seville financing summit could sow the seeds of recovery elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

There is an alternative for the future of aid | Planeta Futuro | EL PAÍS elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

Some thoughts on the UK’s aid cuts odi.org/en/insights/uk…

Children born in 2020 will face ‘unprecedented exposure’ to climate extremes - Carbon Brief carbonbrief.org/children-born-…

Strikes me as a misreading and misrepresentation of Timothy Snyder on tyranny. The book highlights fascist hallmarks - creation of enemies, institutionalising false news, erosion of independent judiciary, politicisation of civil service - and the resemblances are striking.

Some personal news… After 14 years (!) this is my last week at Center for Global Development. More later on what's next, but first a short thread of appreciation for a place which I think is not just special, but indispensable. (This is a bit grandiose, but I'm leaving, so permit me this once.) 1/

Great blog - and important debate made more urgent by the withdrawal of the US from global health funding.

It’s good point - the most ‘innovative’ financial lever government can pull is generating revenue from progressive taxation, and spend the proceeds equitably.

We missed that takeover in London SE14. Just to check, is this stand-up comedy or a genuine fruitcake speech?

I’m a lifelong Spurs supporter (and a big steve richards fan), but i just don’t get this handwringing over Ange. 18 months of awful football. We could have been relegated this year - and quite possibly would be if he stayed.

Some thoughts from me on the new UK aid consensus - and how we can counter it.

The UK can do better than this on aid and poverty. Some thoughts Rebuilding the Aid Consensus by Kevin Watkins - Project Syndicate project-syndicate.org/commentary/gov…