WW archive > Issue 1523 - 30 January 2025
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Coding good, politics bad
Stock market prices tumbled with the news that the People’s Republic is rivalling western tech barons. And it is not just hype, says Yassamine Mather
Letters
Agreements; Platypus RIP; Communist allies?
Third-round progress
Preliminary stages have been completed, but it is important, at this point, to challenge those who only talk the talk. Jack Conrad reports
Taking Trump seriously
How easy will the new US president find it to carry out his agenda? Paul Demarty sees few real limits to Donald Trump’s power
Notes on the war
With Donald Trump’s second term and talk of a negotiated settlement, Volodymyr Zelensky’s political career seems to be rapidly heading towards its failure. Jack Conrad warns that in the immediate term this will likely benefit the far right
Maintaining global hegemony
China is America’s only serious rival, prompting the ‘Pivot to Asia’ and the growing threat of a hot war. Marcus Strom examines the role of Aukus, particularly in relation to the politics of Australia
Truth is a malleable thing
Pat Taylor reviews Erik Kahn Canned goods Southwark Playhouse (ends February 8)
Two colourful educators
Celebrating the lives of Kevin Bean and Terry Harrison. Billy Clarke reports from the memorial held at Liverpool’s Casa bar
Sex, drugs and Davos
In the bars and bedrooms, government tops, business executives and other members of the global elite reveal what they actually think about climate change, writes Eddie Ford