Does the NHS really face a £30 billion funding gap?
Apr 12, 2016 02:02 am UTC| Insights & Views
It has been accepted without question that the NHS faces a funding gap of 30 billion by 2021-21. This was the figure quoted in NHS Englands Five Year Forward View. The reports authors claim that the figure was calculated...
Banking royal commission should be paid for by banks
Apr 12, 2016 01:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
There are cultural and ethical malpractices prevalent in Australian banks which our regulations do not address, and which our regulators have struggled to contain. Those malpractices appear to be spreading, and our banks...
Apr 11, 2016 15:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technicals
CNBs (Czech National Bank) latest board minutes confirm that the CB has actively been debating negative interest rates. The bulk of board members still ponder that there is no need for this tool and that it could...
Hungary's benchmark rate to drop to 0.75% before year-end
Apr 11, 2016 11:46 am UTC| Insights & Views
Data released last week showed that Hungarian CPI re-entered deflation in March, with headline CPI falling by -0.2% y/y. All underlying inflation measures calculated by MNB also dipped, with the main one core inflation...
Cruz sweeps all 34 Colorado delegates, making contested Republican convention more likely
Apr 11, 2016 09:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Yesterday, Ted Cruz won all 13 delegates that were awarded at the Colorado Republican state convention; he had earlier won all 21 awarded at Congressional District (CD) conventions. Cruz is also likely to do very well when...
Robots can help young patients engage in rehab
Apr 11, 2016 09:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Anyone who has undergone any intensive physical rehabilitation knows the frustration, boredom and discomfort that comes with repeated exercises over days, weeks and even months. For young children and their families,...
Five ideas to help fix Australia's tax system
Apr 10, 2016 23:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Our tax reform debate seems to be stuck. Our federal fiscal system is skewed. What kind of a fiscal bargain can we strike to build a better tax system for the future? A new federal bargain: share income tax and GST...
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