Dimitrina Ivanova In this year's election, Labour in Britain won the fewest seats since 1987. This was followed by the resignation of leader Edward Miliband, elected after the resignation of Gordon Brown. His resignation came after the failure of the 2010 election. The party was in crisis and the election for a new leader was crucial. …
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Democracy as a means, not an end
The results of the referendum are now clear – the majority of voters supported electronic voting, but most voters decided not to vote at all. This seems like a great tragedy for the advocates of the idea, but was it really that important? The answer is “no”. Here’s why: Democracy is a form of government in which those who are governed …
More »Election packages and the impossibility of choosing
I begin this text with an important clarification – I do not vote, I have not voted for a long time and there is no prospect of voting in the near future. In this text I will examine one of the main reasons for this – the party principle of electing the representatives of the people and part of the administration and the policy packages, …
More »What could the sell-off in US debt from China and other emerging markets be a sign of?
Record sales of US government securities by central banks around the world. The Chinese central bank is selling massively from its foreign exchange reserves, the Russian, Brazilian, Taiwanese — too. Although China is still the leader in holdings of US government securities for 1.4 trillion, it has thinned them by 200 billion dollars since August. The net …
More »The ecological cost of green-red activism in Vitosha Park
In recent days, public discussions have taken place to adopt the new management plans for the Vitosha, Pirin and Rila parks. As expected, two camps have formed in the debates. The first – and larger – is of a wide spectrum of people (athletes, architects, mayors, economists, etc.) who want to replace the lift facilities …
More »Top Secret: The Run-Out Plan
I have shared my opinion on conspiracy theories in all their varieties not once, but twice now. I generally don't feel like doing it again, but I am provoked by a comment from March 3rd, which, in a blunt manner, calls on website administrators to...
More »Which protects nature better - government regulations or the free market?
Today, many species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction. It is widely believed that the main causes of this ecological tragedy are agricultural activities, construction and industrial pollutants. The facts say otherwise – the extinction of biological species is a natural process, not a new, anthropogenic phenomenon. Fossils show, for example, that most creatures that lived …
More »Why do countries hate Uber — always and everywhere?
Kuzman Iliev States hate Uber and try to hinder the company by restricting, punishing or removing it from the market. Always and everywhere. But why is this prominent representative of the so-called "sharing economy" a thorn in the side of the French, Belgian, Bulgarian and generally conceptually every government? What does it threaten them with...
More »The China Crisis: The Business Cycle in Real Estate and Capital Markets
In recent months, the state of the Chinese economy has been one of the most discussed topics in the business media. The bursting of the Chinese stock market bubble was one of the most discussed news stories this year, along with the decision of the Chinese central bank to cut interest rates to record lows. It seems that the Chinese economy …
More »One year since the elections – the balance sheet
On October 5, exactly one year ago, early parliamentary elections were held, bringing to power the current coalition government of Boyko Borisov. Anniversaries are usually a time for taking stock and analyzing what has been accomplished, and although the government was formally born on November 7, in Bulgaria the legislative and executive branches are not …
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