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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: A protest sign is displayed by the bank of the River Thames at Ham and Kingston bathing area on August 21, 2026 in London, United Kingdom. Richmond Council has advised people not to swim in London's first designated River Thames swimming area after the Environment Agency confirmed that toxic algae had been found in the water. The Ham and Kingston bathing area was officially designated as London's first bathing water site in May this year. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
Rational Perspective

Mazzucato on BizNews: To make cities "swimmable," treat water as a mission, not a budget line

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Editor BizNews
6 min read
Making cities swimmable: why clean waterways are becoming essential climate infrastructure.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Reform UK's Head of Policy James Orr attends as Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's spokesman for home affairs, holds a press conference on employment policy on August 06, 2026 in London, England. Yusuf said his party would propose legislation that company CEOs and directors criminally liable for the illegal employment of migrant workers, even if they were unaware of a worker's immigration status. The policy, which the party has termed the "Deliveroo Law," after the online delivery service, could fine offending companies 10 percent of their global revenues. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Leadership

FT on James Orr: Cambridge theologian building Reform UK’s intellectual scaffolding

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The Financial Times
24 min read
Reform’s policy head is a Cambridge theologian with an enviable contact book and a belief in ‘faith, family and flag’
Tatjana Smith holds her gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships in 2023
Interviews

Tatjana Smith takes on shambolic Swimming SA

By
Alec Hogg
19 min read
SA's most decorated Olympian speaks out against the federation running (or ruining?) her sport
BNC#9 | Dr Abedian Q&A: America's lost war, SA's "non-alignment", Israel-Palestine, oil's big moment
BNC

BNC#9 | Dr Abedian Q&A: America's lost war, SA's "non-alignment", Israel-Palestine, oil's big moment

By
Alec Hogg
1 min read
Iranian-born economist Iraj Abedian says America has lost its war with Iran, oil will continue to swing sharply, and South Africa should back no one.
BNC#9 | 3 Amigos Q&A: AGOA on a knife's edge, fighting BEE in court, FF+ eyes Joburg coalition
BNC

BNC#9 | 3 Amigos Q&A: AGOA on a knife's edge, fighting BEE in court, FF+ eyes Joburg coalition

By
Alec Hogg
1 min read
Corné Mulder, Theo de Jager and Gerhard Papenfus take audience questions at BNC#9 on AGOA, BEE quotas in court, civil disobedience and 2026 coalition maths.
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