What if the London attack wasn’t an act of terrorism?
Mar 27, 2017 14:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A middle-aged man with a history of criminal activity and violence, a variety of aliases, multiple jobs and addresses, and several broken relationships launches an attack on parliament and is killed in the process. This...
Here is what's needed to kickstart a fairer social care system
Mar 27, 2017 14:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Economy
As soon as Philip Hammond, Britains chancellor of the exchequer, announced an extra 2 billion for social care in his first budget in March, jostling began on how the money would be spent. Care providers suggested that...
Climate change and poverty are as much of a threat as terrorism for many young people
Mar 27, 2017 14:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
It will probably come as little surprise that recent surveys have found the majority of adults in Europe think that international terrorism is the most pressing threat to the continent. Though this is valuable...
Late payments: the policy no-brainer for business
Mar 27, 2017 14:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
Hammurabi nailed it back in 1772 BC when he declared: The first duty of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful. When it came to common sense, the sixth king of Babylon was an early adopter, earlier...
The return of the Great British 'manly man'
Mar 27, 2017 14:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
When ships were made of wood, men were made of steel. So begins each episode of Mutiny, the latest in a series of television projects that, taken together, comprise a new action man subgenre of popular reality...
Chill out: how a new ‘cold economy’ could bring environmental benefits
Mar 27, 2017 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The ability to keep things cold is a pillar of modern society demand is booming worldwide to deliver air conditioning, data centre cooling and transport refrigeration, particularly in emerging economies. Although our...
Is this the most secure coin in the world?
Mar 27, 2017 14:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Although people are becoming increasingly reliant on electronic forms of financial transaction, the introduction of a new coin still feels like an important occasion. The new 1 coin, which enters circulation on March 28,...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects