Simon Hill

International Politics & Public Money

Simon Hill follows international politics, budgets, and the public money underneath diplomatic smiles. He asks who benefits, who pays, and which cost vanished from the communique. He brings a calculator to a geopolitical knife fight.

Articles By Simon Hill

86 published articles

Democrawonk — A pink cartoon sun holds a blank visitor ticket outside a scaffold-covered window while a houseplant leans toward the light.

A Window Should Not Require A Progress Meeting

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

People living through a repair delay deserve a functioning home while the institutions work out their paperwork.

Democrawonk — An offshore oil platform labeled Energy Security stands on two giant work boots with pink laces.

Oil Companies May Withdraw Investment. Workers Must Apparently Stay Put.

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

The North Sea pay dispute exposes the different vocabulary applied to corporate and employee bargaining.

Democrawonk — A knotted faucet rises from thawing ground beside a brewery tank dispensing DRINKING WATER into a jug.

The Climate Crisis Has Reached The Kitchen Tap

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

Longyearbyen’s water problem makes the cost of waiting considerably harder to describe as somebody else’s concern.

Democrawonk — An EQUAL PROTECTION desk bell sits under a glass cover with a passport-shaped keyhole and pink button.

A Passport Should Not Be Required To Activate The Police

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDTBy Simon Hill

Accountability in the West Bank should not depend on whether an attack becomes an international diplomatic embarrassment.

Democrawonk — Editorial metaphor of cameras and a magenta ceremonial ribbon beside an unfinished bridge, with an aid box and a support labeled FOLLOW-THROUGH.

The Peace Announcement Has Eaten. Gaza Is Still Waiting.

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 9:41 AM EDTBy Simon Hill

Governments should not lose interest in feeding civilians once the peace announcement has finished generating applause.