Indians' 'notes ban' compliance masks a silent crisis of legitimacy
Mar 28, 2017 14:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative between The Conversation and the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing...
Is violent political protest ever justified?
Mar 28, 2017 14:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The mass protests against Donald Trumps election, inauguration, and executive actions might subside but based on the scale and intensity of whats already happened, theres probably more to come. So far, most protesters...
Run, hide, tell – treat? The public now has a role to play in Westminster-style attacks
Mar 28, 2017 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views
While debate continues about whether the events that unfolded in London on March 23 amounted to an act of terrorism, it has many people thinking about how they would react in a similar situation. The British government...
Demonised migration brokers can point out where policy is going wrong
Mar 28, 2017 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In the fight against human trafficking and the rise of modern slavery, a top priority for governments and human rights organisations has been to break the business model of migration brokers thought to be the main channel...
Class pervades the way migrants are viewed in Britain
Mar 28, 2017 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In a poll of 25 countries by Ipsos MORI published in March 2017, 33% of those interviewed in Britain said immigration was their biggest worry. Although more British people overall were worried about healthcare, only...
Mar 28, 2017 12:59 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
Although Poland benefits tremendously as a recipient of EU funds, the most important benefit Poland derives from the EU is its ability to participate in the international market, trading as an EU member. On the policy...
FxWirePro: Implied vols and macro risks still skewed on the upside for EUR/GBP
Mar 28, 2017 12:42 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
EURGBP moved slightly lower and Gilt yields ticked 4bp higher driven by the more hawkish tone in the statement, where Kristin Forbes voted for a 25bp rate hike this time. Note, however, that Forbes is a known hawk and...
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’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects