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Factories of the future: we’re spending heavily to give workers skills they won’t need by 2030
'The only living worker left'. metamorworks “This government is obsessed with skilling up our population,” said Boris Johnson in his recent speech on “levelling up”. There is still a fair amount of uncertainty about exactly what the UK prime minister’s plan to level up the regions will involve, but manufacturingContinue Reading
Brexit: UK services are losing out to EU rivals – but Asia could be big winner
Singapore looks like one of the big winners from Brexit. joyfull Seven months after Britain’s exit from the EU, the chilly effects on UK trade are being felt. Total exports of UK goods and services were down by 13% (£36 billion) and imports down 22% (£66 billion) for January toContinue Reading
How the travel industry still ignores people with disabilities
Shutterstock/wavebreakmedia As restrictions are gradually lifted, travelling abroad will be a high priority for many people. But for a disabled person, getting away on holiday can seem like a distant dream – with or without a pandemic. People with disabilities are still subjected to systematic discrimination when it comes toContinue Reading
Northern Ireland protocol: here’s what a compromise between EU and UK could look like
The EU has announced it will suspend its legal action against the UK for allegedly breaching the Northern Ireland protocol by unilaterally extending grace periods related to trade between Great Britain and the province. The intention is for both parties to discuss realistic and practical solutions to the trade issuesContinue Reading
Mark Zuckerberg wants to turn Facebook into a ‘metaverse company’ – what does that mean?
Mark Zuckerberg wants to reinvent Facebook. He has been telling analysts and journalists that he wants the company to lead the way to a completely different internet. He said: In the coming years, I expect people will transition from seeing us primarily as a social media company to seeing usContinue Reading
Influencer marketing is big business: here are five mistakes the stars (and the brands who sponsor them) should avoid
Shutterstock/GaudiLab Using social media celebrities to advertise products – influencer marketing – is a lucrative and rapidly growing industry, projected to be worth up to US$15 billion (£10.7 billion) by 2022. Influencers profit from their online fame by collaborating with brands, endorsing products to their followers in return for aContinue Reading
Four reasons why EU is staring down the barrel of a second lost decade
Rolling the dix. Imelda, CC BY-SA The eurozone’s latest economic growth figures are a little better than expected. This group of 19 EU nations grew 2.2% in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter, partly thanks to decent performances from Spain and Italy. But while the USContinue Reading
Blood flow restriction training: how Olympians use it to boost performance
To be the best of the best, Olympians and Paralympians sometimes resort to using peculiar methods to achieve even the most minute gains in their fitness and performance. For example, things like ice baths and cupping are popular with elite athletes. More recently, many Olympians have been spotted wearing blackContinue Reading
High-street strategy: recovery will take more than street parties and more bins
For politicians and pundits, the death of the British high street has long been a refrain. The pandemic has accelerated the existing trend towards online shopping. In its recently published “levelling-up” plan for post-pandemic recovery, the UK government sets the context for its new high-street strategy for England. The bigContinue Reading
‘Thunder’ Luke has double prospects, both should go ‘Close!
Mystic Wells would have represented a suitable, good-prIced alternative to yet another Godolphin-owned super-bred, Manaafith, in a five-runner Fillies’ Novice Stakes over a mile of ‘standard to slow’ Lingfield polytrack tonight but George Boughey’s charge has been scratched and so it leaves odds-on Manaafith with an easy task. It’s extremelyContinue Reading