Huge outcry ensued from my recent article about how Brexit would hurt Britain’s bottled water industry. The outcry wasn’t to do with Brexit. Instead, it was over the very existence of a bottled water business. There were environmental concerns relating …
Read More »Rise of cryptocurrencies could curb American power
There has been a lot of talk in foreign policy circles of the coming post-American world – in which the international system will transition from a unipolar to a multipolar system. But, as we currently stand, the US remains unquestionably …
Read More »Where in Europe have wages fallen most?
While governments and central banks often talk about inflation, few citizens have a real understanding of how price increases and fluctuations in the value of money affect their daily lives. So research by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), which …
Read More »Seven stories from China you might have missed in March
1. China is creating its own clouds In a bid to address water shortages, China is trying to change the weather itself. The new climate-modification system consists of an enormous network of fuel-burning chambers high in the Tibetan mountains, which transform moist monsoon …
Read More »Give millennials a break – young people are worse off and it’s not their fault
Young people are poorer than older people. And it’s not simply because the old have worked all their lives and are enjoying the fruits of their labours in their sunset years. The wealth gap between the young and the old …
Read More »Rise of cryptocurrencies could curb American power
There has been a lot of talk in foreign policy circles of the coming post-American world – in which the international system will transition from a unipolar to a multipolar system. But, as we currently stand, the US remains unquestionably …
Read More »The sharing economy could help end poverty. Here’s how
As the Bulawayo road curves out of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, groups of would-be travellers wait along the dusty edges, hoping for a ride. And if you mention that you are travelling cross-border, space in your suitcase will be begged and …
Read More »5 ways the Fourth Industrial Revolution could end water insecurity
The global water and sanitation crisis is not a new story. Each World Water Day we review the sobering statistics with which we are becoming all too familiar: the expected 40% gap in global water supply and demand by 2050. …
Read More »Why accountants of the future will need to speak blockchain and cryptocurrency if they want your money
If you haven’t already heard of Bitcoin, you either haven’t been paying attention or you’re a time traveller who just touched down in 2018. Because by now, most of us will have heard of Bitcoin and some of us have …
Read More »Poor people are penalised for borrowing to make ends meet – a new alliance gives them another way
Michael Sheen has just launched the End High Cost Credit Alliance. The actor has supported various charitable causes over the years and is now leading this effort to support alternatives to high cost credit which has increased in recent years, …
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