Guy Hatchard: On the Brink of Biotechnology

In France, one young man has been deliberately shot and killed, apparently by a rogue policeman. Emmanuel Macron is contemplating whether to declare an emergency because of the widespread rioting, which is tied to police brutality against ethnic minorities. At least Macron knows he is facing an emergency.

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In New Zealand (and elsewhere, including France), not one but one hundred extra people are dying each week, but our politicians are deliberately looking the other way, and even claiming it is not happening. As a result, there is a curious sense of unreality affecting everyone. Many still argue our voting choices later this year could avert an impending disaster, but in actual fact, it has already arrived.