Cause for celebration. The Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like blog is back!
Ten humanitarian crises and trends to watch in 2021
Branko Milanovic in reflective mode is always illuminating. 3 moments of cognitive dissonance where he was taken by surprise by those around him. We should all write our own versions (spoilt for change – Brexit, Trump, Thatcher etc etc).
What went wrong for UK aid? Interesting overview of a sudden meltdown (end of DFID and 0.7%), with some new insights (e.g. on importance of Northern Wall MPs) but a lot of interviewees recycling their pre-existing critiques and no interviews with officials or politicians.
The Vaccine Wellerman song. Geek shanties – if they weren’t already a thing, they are now