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  • A memento for our shared future

    This memento grew out of my own reflections, sparked in part by an initiative from Pascal Canfin to create La Plateforme Progressiste, a space for imagining the future of France. While not directly connected, it led me to look back at earlier Night Thoughts such as the balance between local and global politics, the limits of numbers in guiding our…

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  • When politics feels sick: finding balance between local and global

    In many of our democracies, politics has turned into a bad word. It often brings to mind corruption, empty discussions, and a top-down way of governing where listening takes a back seat to holding on to power. Constitutions might guarantee the rights of the people to vote and be fairly represented, with the legislative, executive,…

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  • More than KPIs: Why numbers alone cannot guide our future

    I have not posted for a while because nothing felt important enough to write about. That changed when two things caught my attention. First, Pascal Canfin launched Les Progressistes. This initiative aims to shape a vision for France’s centrist movement. I joined the discussions and suggested topics based on my earlier reflections. Over the coming…

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  • Rethinking how we plan for tomorrow

    While preparing a climate and sustainability training last week, I found myself focusing on what we can’t do, what we must give up, and how uncertain the future seems. The tone felt heavy. I realised that, like many others, I had started to view sustainability as a struggle against time, rather than a hopeful journey…

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  • Organised crime and despair: The real symptom of a declining society

    Every day seems to bring a new headline about organised crime. Recently, coordinated attacks targeted multiple prisons in France, a striking reminder of how emboldened criminal groups have become. Yet, as the focus turns again to crackdowns and security measures, a deeper question lingers beneath the surface. Are these events simply about crime — or…

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