The accessible adventure centre and charity, Calvert Trust Exmoor, reports it has already lost more than £50,000 after the Government’s announcement that social distancing restrictions will remain in place until 19th July at the earliest, yet this figure could increase to £100,000.Calvert Trust Exmoor will remain closed until restrictions areContinue Reading
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As the popular refrain of “ash-shab yurid isqat an-nizam” rang out across the Middle East in the early months of 2011, the nature of political life and relations between rulers and ruled began to fragment. The chant – which roughly translates as “the people want the fall of the regime”Continue Reading
Ladders for us, snakes for you. Ratthaphong Ekariyasap When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, it seemed like the day of reckoning for over-stretched corporate borrowers was finally at hand. For years, pundits and policymakers had been warning about a dangerous build-up of the debt of “non-financial firms”, meaning all thoseContinue Reading
Can news survive the digital revolution? Syda Productions via Shutterstock It has been a long time coming, but the UK’s ailing news industry may finally be on the verge of structural change that could help slow, or maybe even reverse, the more than decade-long economic decline of public interest journalism.Continue Reading
Ben Allan/Unsplash, FAL Britain’s housing system is well and truly broken. House-builders sit on land already granted planning permission and drip-feed the market to keep supply low and prices high. Despite the coronavirus crisis, house prices continue to soar, excluding most from ever reaching onto the property ladder. Tax subsidiesContinue Reading
At the moment, there are two contrasting opinions regarding starting a business in China. To put it simply, the first view on this is the public opinion, and the other view belongs to individuals who have been working with Chinese partners for a long time. “Public opinion” is inclined toContinue Reading
Reading November’s spending review, local leaders will be left with many questions. They “live to fight another year” perhaps, but uncertainty surrounding local government finances continues. Local authorities will see their core spending power boosted by 4.5% in cash terms over the next year. This avoids disaster, but will meanContinue Reading
The decision of Hong Kong’s opposition legislators to resign en masse after the government disqualified four of their colleagues on allegations of threatening national security has caused dismay around the world. But another important resignation in Hong Kong, a couple of months ago, received less media coverage. In September, AustralianContinue Reading
Basakk/Shutterstock.com People around the globe have been watching the build up to the US election with disbelief. Particularly confusing to many is the furore over postal ballots, which the US president, Donald Trump is insisting will lead to large-scale voter fraud – despite a complete lack of evidence to backContinue Reading
