Can CEO Rishi Sunak turn the Conservative party around in time for an election? April 6, 2023 Rishi Sunak has billed himself as a quiet competent manager, the CEO of Britain, in a bid to turn the Conservative Party's prospects around, writes John Oxley.
Let’s be honest, rent controls are tempting but they would be a disaster for London April 6, 2023 Rent controls seem an attractive policy but don't be fooled: they would mean fewer new homes, fewer properties on the market and they'd risk turning London into a closed city, writes Matthew Lesh
John Lewis’ partnership model put it on a pedestal, now it joins the rest of us April 6, 2023 John Lewis has had an easy ride because its almost mythical shared ownership structure, as it looks to dilute it, it joins every other businesses in Britain in facing a hostile environment.
Italy wages war on progress with nationalist bans on lab-made meat and ChatGPT April 5, 2023 Italy's government is banning lab-grown meat, ChatGPT and basically anything that looks like progress. It's a distraction technique that will be very painful for the country in the future, writes Elena Siniscalco
A four day week won’t save us from the modern day addiction to multitasking April 5, 2023 We're getting enough sleep, we have enough time, but multi-tasking is making us exhausted and a four day week won't solve it.
From international trade to interest rates, macroeconomics is in yet another tail spin April 5, 2023 Last week, anti-Brexit campaigners started complaining about the minuscule economic benefit of joining the CPTPP, but almost no one shaking a fist knows a thing about microeconomics, writes Paul Ormerod
If 15 minute cities can start a wave of conspiracies, almost anything can April 4, 2023 The hysteria about the 15-minute city in Oxford is proof that conspiracy theories are reaching further and further deep into every corner of our society, writes Elena Siniscalco
Let’s face it: Profiteering is feeding the inflation beast, not just pay rises April 4, 2023 Inflation is a pernicious beast that is plainly bad for people and businesses. It can ease governments’ debt burdens by (artificially) boosting tax revenues, but that can lead to severe bouts of price rises that, often, lead to societal decay. So it’s easy to see why policymakers in the UK are sweating over the rate [...]
Britain and Japan are both islands holding on to legacy, not building for the future April 4, 2023 Both island countries, both struggling with an ageing population, and both holding onto former glory without planning for the future. Japan and the UK have a lot to learn from each other, writes Leon Emirali
Musk’s paid for verification is a joke fit for April Fool’s day as it commodotizes security April 4, 2023 William Shatner and Monica Lewinsky are not two people you would automatically place together, but surprisingly Twitter’s new approach to verification has united the two on a single cause.