Trump and Modi: birds of the same feather, but with different world views
Dec 04, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trumps election as the 45th US president illustrates the global ascendance of the political right. Comparisons with Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, whose rise predates Trumps by two years, are inevitable. The...
Does the UK Supreme Court have enough power?
Dec 04, 2016 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Supreme Court is about to embark on a politically momentous and contentious case. On December 5 it will begin hearing the governments appeal against a High Court ruling which said parliament must pass legislation to...
French election 2017: meet the candidates
Dec 04, 2016 03:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
To the surprise of many, François Fillon has won a landslide victory to become the right-wing candidate for Frances 2017 presidential election. He won the first round of the republican primary with more than 44% of...
Prison deaths: a case of corporate manslaughter?
Dec 04, 2016 02:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Law
Attention has finally fallen on the crisis of safety in British prisons. It shouldnt be a surprise to anyone. Some argue that prison has always inherently been, and remains, a place of degradation which is systematically...
Thailand’s future under King Rama X: lessons from three Asian countries
Dec 04, 2016 02:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Thailands crown prince has become King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun or Rama X, the tenth monarch of the Chakri dynasty, succeeding his father who died on October 13. But great uncertainly remains about...
Cuba is poor, but who is to blame – Castro or 50 years of US blockade?
Dec 04, 2016 02:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Alongside his depiction as a brutal dictator, negative reflections on Fidel Castro since his death on November 25 have focused on his mismanagement of the Cuban economy and the consequent extremes of poverty suffered by...
How can the UK government meet its legal air pollution targets?
Dec 04, 2016 02:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Each year, air pollution contributes to around 25,000 deaths in the UK. Its a shocking statistic. By law, the government is obliged to cut high levels of harmful gases in the shortest possible time, yet in November the...
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