Tony Blair is wrong. Africa won`t be the answer to Britain`s post-Brexit problems
(The Guardian Russia)

Far from promising an economic miracle, the UK has missed the boat on a continent on the brink of a painful debt crisisTony Blair´s cheerleading for the UK-Africa investment summit is of a piece with much of the former prime minister´s recent career. Trading in grand-sounding ideas, often very short on detail, he brings the pitch of an evangelist crossed with a lobbyist to the world´s biggest problems.Blair´s latest piece of rhetorical woo-woo unites (and promises to address) a series of disparate preoccupations: eradicating poverty and encouraging good governance in Africa while solving the issue of Britain´s trading relationships post-Brexit. All seasoned with just a hint of post-colonial hubris. Related: The west is exporting austerity to Africa. It´s a disaster Continue reading...