Crude gets interim strength but dips below $30 on the cards
Jan 22, 2016 14:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The marchBrent contracts (BRG2016) were up at $37.13 a barrel. U.S. oil futures had jumped from $27 dollars a barrel soon after yesterday is inventory check, but the slumps towards 27 should not be ruled out and get...
Risks skewed to the downside for Eurozone
Jan 22, 2016 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The ECB held rates at 0.05 pct in yesterdays meeting and Draghi at the post meeting press conference noted that thedownside risks were increasing once again. He expressed concerns over the poor inflation outlook and...
Saving Britain's steel industry: what can be done, and is it even worth it?
Jan 22, 2016 05:52 am UTC| Insights & Views
The announcement of over 1000 job losses at Tata Steel the vast majority at the Port Talbot plant in South Wales has understandably provoked heated debate. Yet this is just the latest incident in the industrys spiral of...
Why NHS leaders who blow the whistle on poor care should be applauded
Jan 22, 2016 05:45 am UTC| Insights & Views
Scotlands most senior nurse, Fiona McQueen, has publicly apologised after an outcry following her publishing a blog which called for greater professionalism in nursing and midwifery. She shouldnt have felt she had to do...
Cameron’s 'sink estate' strategy comes at a human cost
Jan 22, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
David Cameron has put the demolition of council estates at the heart of his plans to wage an all-out assault on poverty and disadvantage. Citing the severe social segregation of tenants living in council estates, Cameron...
Russia will brush off Litvinenko accusations – and there is little that can be done about it
Jan 22, 2016 05:24 am UTC| Insights & Views
The final report from the long-running inquiry into the death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko has re-ignited the controversy over what is undeniably the biggest assassination case seen in the UK for...
Japan offers us many lessons in embracing longevity
Jan 22, 2016 05:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Japan is famous for the longevity of its citizens. A quarter of its population is older than 65. That is a proportion that Australia is likely to reach only by 2056. Japans experience makes it an interesting example to...
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