Interesting article in yesterday’s Guardian on the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
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Where fanfares cheer someone high up into the sky, there are also stumbling stones that bring one back down to earth - the other side of Urusla von der Leyen:
Written by Peter Kuras (APRIL 30, 2021)
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/30/aristocratic-ineptitude-ursula-von-der-leyen-eu-europe-vaccines-pandemic-response/
Andi, there are many gaps in that article, many statements made, which aren’t backed up with any evidence. It’s a cheap shot.
Andrew Neil from BBC on Ursula von der Leyen - did he all make it up himself?
https://t.me/TrueLife18/7522
Andrew Neil has had a long and successful career.
It is always possible to find failings in another person. Democracies never claim to have Messiahs in charge. Infallibility is the hallmark of dictators.
Andrew Neil was for many years associated with Rupert Murdoch, who in his long life, has done great damage to democracies around the world.
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