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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s rich and poor alike are experiencing surges in inflation, official data showed on Friday, although soaring food and energy prices mean low-income households stand less chance of …
UK’s rich and poor face similar inflation – but different economic pain Read More
The ‘throwaway global economy’ is fuelling climate change, according to a new report from Circle Economy, showing more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials have been consumed since the 2015 …
Report: ‘Throwaway global economy’ is fuelling climate change Read More
Our current climate brings plenty of disastrous examples of extreme rainfall. Floods have caused death and displacement around the world, from Sri Lanka to Colombia. In Canada, British Columbia’s unprecedented heavy …
When it rains more, there’s less economic growth (Bad news: There’s more rain now) Read More
Police in England and Wales have fined more than 18,000 people for meeting outside during the pandemic – a crime for which Boris Johnson has repeatedly escaped punishment. Black, Asian …
18,000 people have been fined for doing what Boris Johnson did Read More
Nat Dyer gives the late Professor Susan Strange credit for having the answers and argues she deserves still more. There is something odd about one of the iconic stories we …
Susan Strange saw the financial crisis coming, Your Majesty Read More
Bosses won’t be able contact employees outside of work hours except in exceptional circumstances, according to a proposed law for civil servants in Belgium. A “Right to Disconnect” will be introduced for …
Belgian Government Workers Can Now Ignore Their Boss After Work Hours Read More
The boss of pub giant Wetherspoon has accused the Government of causing “massive” economic damage over the changing restrictions for his industry. Company chairman Tim Martin called for measures to …
Changing rules for pubs causing major economic damage Read More
New Delhi: The Covid years are littered with predictions that didn’t work out. For anyone looking ahead into 2022, that should be enough to give pause. Most forecasters, including Bloomberg Economics, …
Omicron, More Lockdowns And Other Big Economic Risks For 2022 Read More
John Seddon believes in the importance of good services to the public, particularly in providing care. He has been working with organisations in many sectors to help their leaders understand …
Handle with care Read More
Isaac Stanley explains why care is infrastructure. Biden’s much-discussed Infrastructure Bill eventually passed into law in October in the US. This followed extensive political wrangling between different wings of the …
Holding it all together Read More