Who's really guilty of right-wing bias when it comes to political reporting
May 07, 2017 09:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It would not be a proper election campaign without allegations of media bias. And not only against the press. C P Scott, who edited The Guardian from 1872-1929, famously declared that comment is free, but facts are...
Does a lower pound boost manufacturing?
May 07, 2017 09:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The idea that a lower currency boosts manufacturing and a countrys exports is pervasive. So the 15% fall in the pound following the UKs Brexit vote is seen by many to be beneficial for this section of the economy....
Blank and spoiled votes can change the faith of the French presidential elections
May 07, 2017 09:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The question of every pollsters mind this Sunday, during Frances presidential election, will be, So, how many in total? and they wont be referring to the number of votes for each candidate. Instead, what concerns election...
Obamacare repeal vote shows power of US hard right
May 07, 2017 09:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Since the passage of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, Republicans have attempted to repeal it. In March, the first attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare under President Trump failed, as both...
The agile working style started in tech but it could work for banks
May 07, 2017 09:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The purpose of the agile working style is to help businesses adapt to turbulent markets by adopting a fast and flexible approach to work. In one sense, it should come as no surprise that ANZs chief executive Shayne Elliot...
The EU's farming policy is hated – but what comes next may be worse
May 06, 2017 02:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Out of all the EUs policies, the Common Agricultural Policy has consistently received the worst press in the UK. Politicians and papers of both the left and the right have variously attacked it for being too costly, too...
Kurds brace for an uncertain future in post-referendum Turkey
May 06, 2017 02:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Turkey is still taking stock of its referendum on sweeping constitutional reforms, which delivered a crucial victory for the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan albeit under highly contested circumstances. The anti-Erdoğan...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects