Is the Cuban healthcare system really as great as people claim?
Dec 04, 2016 23:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Pundits have been discussing the merits (or not) of Fidel Castros legacy as his body lies in state. The Cuban healthcare system is often stated as one of El Commandantes greatest achievements. But how great is the system...
Why privatisation of social care may not be the answer to a coming crisis
Dec 04, 2016 23:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Virgin Care recently won a 700m contract to run adult social care for a council in the west of England. The seven-year deal will see the company take over three important areas of council provision: adult social care,...
Reliable renewable electricity is possible if we make smart decisions now
Dec 04, 2016 23:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Australian government is reviewing our electricity market to make sure it can provide secure and reliable power in a rapidly changing world. Faced with the rise of renewable energy and limits on carbon pollution, The...
The age of uncertainty is upon us, and we'd better get used to it
Dec 04, 2016 22:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Peter Varghese, former head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, now chancellor of the University of Queensland had a simple message for policymakers anxious about the arrival in the White House of a man whose...
Banks like RBS still look risky, but getting too tough could cause greater problems
Dec 04, 2016 22:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Even in less politically volatile times, the news that the UKs biggest bank, RBS, failed the Bank of Englands toughest ever stress tests would have dampened financial spirits. The bank must now raise an extra 2 billion to...
From 'fascists' to 'feminazis': how both sides of politics are biased in their political thinking
Dec 04, 2016 19:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Any frequent user of social media is probably aware of the tendency for both sides of politics to view the other as fundamentally immoral and ignorant. Interestingly, longitudinal data suggests that political...
Heathrow, Brexit and a pointless political suicide – that Richmond by-election in full
Dec 04, 2016 06:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The 2016 Richmond Park by-election must surely be one of the most frivolous and pointless instances of political suicide in recent British political history. Conservative incumbent Zac Goldsmith should perhaps be...
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