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...
Fake news, echo chambers and filter bubbles: Underresearched and overhyped
May 06, 2017 02:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
In the early years of the internet, it was revolutionary to have a world of information just a click away from anyone, anywhere, anytime. Many hoped this inherently democratic technology could lead to better-informed...
The French people don't know the dangers of autocratic populism: a view from Pakistan
May 05, 2017 14:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Following in the footsteps of the United States, the French are looking to terrible simplifications to solve their problems as they head to the second round of their presidential election on May 7. Polls predict that...
Every election, politicians ignore England – here's why
May 05, 2017 14:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In UK general elections, England matters. It accounts for 82% or 533 out of 650 constituencies in the national parliament. At the 2015 general election, 318 (or 96%) of the Conservatives 330 seats were won in England, as...
Living in a poor area increases the risk of anxiety in women, but not men
May 05, 2017 14:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Women living in the most deprived areas are over 60% more likely to have anxiety as women living in richer areas. However, whether men live in poorer or richer areas seems to make very little difference to their anxiety...
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