Peter Isackson

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg may be guilty of heresy as Boris Johnson leads the new inquisition. Peter Isackson | Fair Observer When inflation dominates headlines day after day, the public’s psyche focuses on tracking prices. In today’s consumer society, every upward variation can become trauma-inducing. Sri Lanka, Peru, Ecuador, and Argentina are now rattled by the protests of their citizens blaming their governments for inflation.

The New York Times enthusiastically reports on the good news coming from India. Matt Phillips and Emily Schmall are impressed by the recent upward movement in India’s stock market. Their article reads like a prospectus for investment in India targeting the financial and business class that are among The Times’ most prestigious subscribers.

British media revealed this week that Sir Geoffrey Cox, a Conservative Party MP, had been accused of a conflict of interest. The Guardian reports that “he had lobbied against imposing tougher financial regulation on the Cayman Islands just months after he gained more than £40,000 [$53,500] from legal firms based in the tax haven.” The Uncomfortable Presence of US Politicians at COP26 READ MORE Cox is not an isolated case. It follows that of MP Owen Paterson, who was forced to resign.