1. The Healthy Linguistic Diet team, Thomas Bak and Dina Mehmedbegovic-Smith, relaunched their website on the International Day of Multilingualism last week. Here it is! https://healthylinguisticdiet.com/bali-hld-model-launching-on-the-international-day-of-multilingualism-27-3-2025/

2. I hope this one from The New Yorker is accessible, Are We Taking A.I. Seriously Enough? by Joshua Rothman, as what he has to say seems to me to be really important https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/are-we-taking-ai-seriously-enough

There’s no longer any scenario in which A.I. fades into irrelevance. We urgently need voices from outside the industry to help shape its future.

3. This could be one of your two free New Statesman articles each month: What is school for? https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/education/2025/04/what-is-school-for

The struggle for control of the national curriculum is a fight for the soul of English education, says the author, Pippa Bailey – nothing less!

4. Must Europe always take every opportunity to miss an opportunity? is the plaintive title of this good piece for Engelsberg Ideas by Brendan Simms & Lukas Schmelter https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/must-europe-always-take-every-opportunity-to-miss-an-opportunity/

The Trump administration may finally force European leaders to achieve the elusive goal of political union. The tragedy may be that they have left it too late to deter Russian aggression.

5. And, finally, a gift article from The New York Times about the impact of the Trump tariffs, Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy https://tinyurl.com/ym64aejc

The United States has steered an economic order for 80 years based on trade and trust, making the country the world’s financial superpower. That vision is now blurred.