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Rishi Sunak was once again forced to deny that the NHS is facing a crisis this weekend, claiming that the service is merely “under pressure”. The prime minister has continued …
Five political decisions that drove the NHS to the brink Read More
t the height of the pandemic, as hundreds were dying each day, Ivan Andino was travelling across London on a crowded Tube carriage to clean an empty office. Ivan works …
UK’s COVID heroes among hardest hit by cost of living crisis Read More
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans, so the joke goes. And the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has announced them loud and clear. In 2022, the …
China’s difficult balancing act: Achieving zero-Covid policy and economic growth Read More
After two years of unprecedented growth in social media and streaming, a post-pandemic reality is beginning to set in. Why it matters: Huge revenue gains during COVID inspired media and tech …
Attention economy slowdown Read More
BeijingActivity in Chinese manufacturing and services simultaneously contracted in March for the first time since the height of the country’s Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, adding to the urgency for more policy intervention to stabilize the …
China’s economy hit by double whammy in March Read More
More than two years on from the first cases being detected in Wuhan, China is battling the “worst Covid-19 outbreak” it has seen since the early days of the pandemic, …
Is China’s zero-Covid strategy a threat to the world economy? Read More
Researchers canvassing small businesses found that pay and price hikes are happening in tandem across economic sectors as the worker shortage persists into 2022. According to a new survey from …
Worker shortage means small businesses are hiking prices at fastest pace since 1974 Read More
First Bite Treats has been through a lot in the six months since it first opened in Ottawa’s ByWard Market. Starting this year with a COVID-19 lockdown was “really disheartening,” says owner …
Economic impacts of trucker convoy protests could be felt for months, experts warn Read More
General Motors’ chief economist said Thursday that she believes the country’s inflation problems are only temporary and mostly the result of supply-chain bottlenecks — not last year’s stimulus checks — and that …
GM’s chief economist says U.S. inflation problems will improve 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