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It’s really rather daft that it hasn’t rained properly for months! The rivers have reached record low levels, throwing global supply chains into disarray. You suddenly realise just how important river transport is. As a stopgap measure, lorries are now to be allowed back on the motorways at weekends. Actually, that’s the right thing to do! One can only welcome the fact that the federal ... read more
There are evenings when you hear stories that you really don’t want to believe, because they confirm that Islamism has little regard for our freedom amongst those it has indoctrinated. A friend of mine, who is already somewhat older, arrived at a major German railway station one evening and was approached by three men – with short hair but long black beards – who wanted ... read more
In the business world, you can recognise professionals by the fact that, even in moments that are personally difficult for them, they are able to keep their mouths shut and not involve even their closest colleagues – however hard that may be and however lonely it makes them feel. If one applies this standard to our outgoing Minister of Transportion, one has to conclude: he ... read more
The summer holidays are gradually making their presence felt everywhere. Surprisingly, MPs have more than six weeks’ break from legislative business. One of them has now decided to relinquish his borrowed power for a while by devoting himself to the joys of fatherhood. He is now 46 years old, having spent 24 of those years in the German Bundestag. There are likely to be quite ... read more
For decades, Allianz has built up its exclusive agency network using life insurance commission models – in fact, this is the business model for all companies that work with tied agencies bound by instructions. Now Oliver Bäte, the company’s CEO, has indicated in a press briefing that he considers the product to be a thing of the past. It will be interesting to see what ... read more
It’s actually pretty much a normal week: the US is celebrating 250 years of independence with a president who wants to make the country heavily dependent on him, whilst in Tehran the state terrorist Khamenei is being laid to rest with great pomp, Russia continues to attack civilian targets in Ukraine and, in defiance of every principle of international law, is attempting to destroy the ... read more