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Junior doctors are striking. Should we increase their wages by a third?
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At COP28, the world agrees that maybe fossil fuels are a bit of a problem
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A new UK policy will kick people off benefits if they don’t try to work
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4 in 5 of us aren’t putting enough into our pension pot
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Greater Manchester is getting its public transport off the struggle bus
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How has Thames Water ended up shit creek without a paddle?
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The government wants ‘junk food’ BOGOF deals to bog off
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The Waterworks of Money
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The Financial Services & Markets Bill: Key Terms and Definitions
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How will the Financial Services & Markets Bill impact democratic accountability?
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How will the Financial Services & Markets Bill impact financial inclusion?
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How will the Financial Services & Markets Bill impact the environment?
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How will the Financial Services & Markets Bill impact financial regulation?
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Government rules for the UK financial sector are being changed
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Volunteering and donation numbers are dropping substantially
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I was a NHS patient during the nurse strikes. Here’s why I support them.
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“Because of the Cost of Living Crisis, I have cut down on my shopping and I am no-longer frequently going out for meals as I used to do.”
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How city planners can make toddlers more independent
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Only three percent of UK nursery workers are male
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Protected: Low pay in London boroughs
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What is it like to live in a country with 80 percent inflation?
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What’s going on with the UK’s big ‘levelling up’ plans?
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How many hungry people do you need to make a famine?
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The UK is opening a drone superhighway
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What are accounts?
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What are audits?
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When my men turned up for work Monday morning, the gates were locked. I couldn’t even get their tools.
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Published 2 years ago
The relationship Carillion had with the auditors KPMG was too cosy, it was like the fox guarding the hen house
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How should societies respond to the destruction of monuments?
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Why caring about climate change means caring about Congolese mining
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No matter what airline anyone goes to it will never be the same, and that’s because they loved working for the company.
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Published 2 years ago
Friday I had a good job, Monday I’ve not got a job. Former colleagues still say it felt like a bereavement.
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Published 2 years ago
We never got our last pay, we had to claim that from the government but that didn’t include holiday pay and other things.
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Published 2 years ago
The BHS auditors turned a blind eye to the things that were going on. That almost cost workers their pension.
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The UK might get rid of 90,000 civil service jobs
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Published 2 years ago
Will technology make us all much healthier?
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Biofuel is ‘green’ energy. Some environmentalists want to get rid of it.
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Buy now, regret later?
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My experience attending a Bank of England Youth Forum workshop
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Should some people never be allowed to smoke?
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Published 2 years ago
Rail strikes have rolled into the UK. Why?
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Published 2 years ago
Governments want a global tax rate… but not yet
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Published 2 years ago
What happens when food runs out?
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Published 3 years ago
£16bn of Britain’s Covid relief funds were stolen or lost
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Published 3 years ago
The latest global shortage? Babies.
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Published 3 years ago
How gene editing could turn cows into cash cows
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Published 3 years ago
China’s zero Covid policy may be hurting the global economy
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Published 3 years ago
Take claims desalination can fix water shortages with a pinch of salt
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Published 3 years ago
London’s Elizabeth Line is opening… very late and very over budget
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More and more of us are falling victim to online scam ads
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Published 3 years ago
Companies try to improve their green credentials by buying up Scotland
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Published 3 years ago
Are Americans moving cross-country in order to pay less tax?
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Published 3 years ago
US fuel pumps are the latest example of customer service going DIY
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Published 3 years ago
Was South Africa right to ban booze during the pandemic?
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Published 3 years ago
The world’s biggest palm oil producer has cooking oil shortages
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Does British TV need more accent diversity?
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Published 3 years ago
Driving was about to become a lot more expensive. So the UK government cut the fuel tax.
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Published 3 years ago
The EU is also opening its borders to four-legged Ukrainian refugees
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Published 3 years ago
Virtual learning may mean no more snow days
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Published 3 years ago
Why I think the Tesco Clubcard is an example of the digital divide between the elderly and the rest of society.
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Published 3 years ago
1 in 3 UK uni applicants are guaranteed a place before they sit their exams
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Published 3 years ago
Chelsea FC has been caught up in the sanctions against Russia
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Published 3 years ago
Scientists take a stab at creating alternatives to injected vaccines
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Published 3 years ago
How will remote work impact the careers of younger workers?
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Published 3 years ago
England and Wales are about to (finally) ban child marriage
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Published 3 years ago
The British clinical trial which saved a million people from dying of Covid
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Published 3 years ago
Russia has been cut off from the SWIFT international payments system. But what does that mean for the economies of other countries?
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Published 3 years ago
Odds are people will soon be travelling around town in flying taxis
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Published 3 years ago
This is not just sugarloaf pineapple, this is Beninese sugarloaf pineapple
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Published 3 years ago
Night night, don’t let the app bugs byte
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Who should pay to remove dangerous cladding from UK buildings?
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Published 3 years ago
Midlands binmen have gone on strike
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The New York Times now owns Wordle
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Why I’ve launched a YouTube channel celebrating the British African diaspora
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Here’s how some US politicians use classified information to make money
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Published 3 years ago
Would more Brits want to rent if the UK had better landlords?
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Published 3 years ago
UK Northerners are more likely than Southerners to develop hearing loss
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Published 3 years ago
UK economists and politicians are becoming worried about inflation
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China wants the world’s biggest gambling hub to do less gambling
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Why do so many men feel so lonely?
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Published 3 years ago
This is why my community doesn’t trust GPs
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This is how mainstream media can do a better job of including marginalised communities
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MacKenzie Scott donates money differently to most other rich people
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Should companies ban employees from talking about politics?
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Published 3 years ago
The deaths of another 27 migrants who were trying to cross the Channel is a scar on our consciences
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Published 3 years ago
I volunteer at a kitchen for the homeless. This is how lockdown affected our customers.
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Published 3 years ago
Nuclear power creates zero-emission energy. Should we use far more of it?
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Published 3 years ago
Denmark has no minimum wage… and lots of well-paid low-skilled jobs
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Why are homophobic attacks increasing in Birmingham?
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Published 3 years ago
Non-fungible tokens: what they are and who is buying them
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Published 3 years ago
UK councils need to do more to stop homelessness in places like Birmingham
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Published 3 years ago
I volunteer for several HIV support organisations. Their funding and services keep being cut.
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Published 3 years ago
Money doesn’t grow on trees, but should it?
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Published 3 years ago
We could already all drive electric cars if they’d won the infrastructure war
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Published 3 years ago
Post-pandemic, is workplace power tipping towards employees?
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Published 3 years ago
The rise of remote work had led to predictions of a digital nomad boom
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Will we all soon be eating lab-grown meat?
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Rocket scientists have a plan to save the Earth from asteroids
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Published 3 years ago
How much should we sacrifice to help the environment?
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Published 3 years ago
Migration often causes gender roles to change, and this impacts household economics
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Published 3 years ago
Would more foreign workers solve Britain’s current labour shortages?
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Published 3 years ago
Economists want to fight climate change with carbon taxes
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Published 3 years ago
What should the world do with Afghanistan’s embassies?
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Published 3 years ago
The US government wants more state social services… and more taxes
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Published 3 years ago
I woke up with a lot of pain, so I decided to go back to the hospital. The doctor was stunned they had previously discharged me alone.
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Published 3 years ago
I’m a migrant and a writer. This is how trauma and a crisis of expectation shape artists like me.
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Published 3 years ago
The pandemic has made many American prisons even worse
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Published 3 years ago
New blood testing methods could help doctors catch diseases earlier
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Published 3 years ago
Companies need to do better. So I go to their meetings and ask them to be so.
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Published 3 years ago
For me, housing co-ops are a way to retain my agency
by Sim Wadiwala in Voices -
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Why do Japanese shops change their sweet stocks so often?
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Published 3 years ago
As a young black man, I often feel that people hate me for the colour of my skin
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El Salvador has become the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin
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Published 3 years ago
To fight against anti-immigrant xenophobia in the UK, we need migrant unity
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Published 3 years ago
The coronavirus pandemic may be over. The pandemic of apathy plaguing Britain’s classrooms is not.
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Published 3 years ago
Brits still can’t get GP appointments
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Published 3 years ago
I feel like people think I have come here to take things, but I don’t even have basic human rights
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Published 3 years ago
Millions more kids are having to work
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Published 3 years ago
The UK’s biggest trade union just got a new boss
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Published 3 years ago
If I could, I would make sure that all people have freedom of movement and that no one would go hungry
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Published 3 years ago
How are Primark’s clothes so cheap?
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Published 3 years ago
How ‘debt culture’ contributes to the decline in young people’s mental health
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Published 3 years ago
Does Financial Fair Play do the opposite of what was intended in football?
by Noah Ahmed in Voices -
Published 3 years ago
Asylum seekers risk everything to cross the dangerous English Channel. The UK should do more to help them.
by Althia Barnett in Issues -
Published 3 years ago
Builders can now use 3D printers to make entire houses
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Published 3 years ago
Could concern about climate change scupper Scottish independence?
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Published 3 years ago
The UK’s about to have, like, tonnes more teenagers
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Published 3 years ago
Should there be restrictions on accessing public parks?
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Published 3 years ago
It’s the 70th anniversary of the United Nations’ Refugee Convention
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Published 3 years ago
Robinhood is trying to get more people to play the stockmarket
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Published 3 years ago
Improving health literacy may help solve America’s pandemic problems
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Published 3 years ago
China has banned for-profit tutoring
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Published 3 years ago
Has the pandemic destroyed the middle class?
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Published 3 years ago
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics isn’t all fun and games
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Published 3 years ago
EU companies can now ban Hijabs. Religious neutrality or Islamophobia?
by Sahra Mohamed in Voices -
Published 3 years ago
A new treatment for Alzheimer’s is expensive and may not even work
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Published 3 years ago
My immigration journey and a tribute to my adopted country the UK
by Althia Barnett in Voices -
Published 3 years ago
Will welfare cuts fix staff shortages?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 3 years ago
What would happen if our colleagues chose the size of our pay check?
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Published 3 years ago
It’s good that the UK government has sympathy for Hong Kong citizens, but why doesn’t it feel the same way about the Windrush generation?
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Published 3 years ago
Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 3 years ago
Do the UK’s new travel rules discriminate against the young?
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Published 3 years ago
Over five million EU citizens want to remain in post-Brexit Britain
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Published 3 years ago
Injuries may be linked to the menstrual cycle. Why don’t we know for sure?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 3 years ago
Cities aren’t cool enough, and that’s a deadly mistake
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Published 3 years ago
Immigrants are being locked up under Covid restrictions
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Published 3 years ago
How my community healed from the Covid-19 pandemic through laughter
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Published 3 years ago
Class of ’20 wants a refund
by Economy Team in News -
Published 3 years ago
We’ve got millions more millionaires
by Economy Team in News -
Published 3 years ago
People are being offered cows, cash and cannabis to get a Covid jab
by Economy Team in News -
Published 3 years ago
Only half of Americans can read “proficiently”. Why?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 3 years ago
Governments are teaming up to raise corporate tax
by Economy Team in News -
Published 3 years ago
What makes a piece of art valuable?
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Published 3 years ago
How coronavirus is affecting BAME and migrants funerals
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Published 3 years ago
The world’s most expensive medicine is now available on the NHS
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Published 3 years ago
Couples in China can now have 3 kids
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Published 4 years ago
How much should charity bosses earn?
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Published 4 years ago
Should we all start having hours-long work lunches?
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Published 4 years ago
Uber offers free rides to vaccine sites
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Published 4 years ago
How might events lure back their audiences post-Covid?
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Published 4 years ago
Companies are having to deal with more ransom-demanding hackers
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Published 4 years ago
There’s a lot of small town mentality of ‘you’ll never make something of yourself’. But I’m trying to change people’s perspective.
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Published 4 years ago
Who should pay for the Prime Minister to furnish his flat?
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Published 4 years ago
UK deploys navy ships because France wants more British fish
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Published 4 years ago
Football fans boot off over plans for a European Super League
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Published 4 years ago
Is it fair that countries have vaccine surpluses when others face shortages?
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Published 4 years ago
You can’t have my cake and eat it, M&S tells Aldi
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Published 4 years ago
Could the UK cut crime by reducing poverty and inequality?
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Published 4 years ago
Great, now there’s a wine shortage
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Published 4 years ago
Turns out, inflation is higher for poorer people than richer ones
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Published 4 years ago
Half of Brits aren’t self-isolating when exposed to Covid. Why?
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Published 4 years ago
Covid-19 has created a happiness generation gap
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Published 4 years ago
Banks are mothballing more and more high street branches
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Published 4 years ago
One in three Deliveroo workers earn less than minimum wage
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
The pandemic has made us puppy-mad
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Published 4 years ago
One in three Brits may soon be facing economic hardship
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Who should we give vaccines to first?
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Published 4 years ago
The UK got its Brexit deal. Now what?
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Published 4 years ago
I’m very worried about my economic future if we keep going into lockdown. There’s no jobs.
by Faiza Rezai in Voices -
Published 4 years ago
Wanted for hire: 6 million new nurses
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
What was up with London’s school shutdown showdown?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 4 years ago
US stock exchange says it’s full of too many straight white men
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Are Tier 2 pub rules classist?
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Published 4 years ago
24/7 shopping reintroduced for Xmas
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Published 4 years ago
Brexit may stop Brits owning second homes abroad and people are upset
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Published 4 years ago
UK government says Covid-19 means they have to spend less on foreign aid
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Published 4 years ago
Football’s fan ban has been lifted. But who should get the first tickets?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Coronavirus may clog up Santa’s supply chains
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Published 4 years ago
You may soon have to pay to drive in the UK
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Published 4 years ago
TikTok teens are fighting capitalism with shoplifting
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Published 4 years ago
Finally, we may have a Covid vaccine
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Published 4 years ago
Disability activists say shops should do more to win the ‘purple pound’
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Published 4 years ago
How do we decide what should be exempt from Covid restrictions?
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Published 4 years ago
European governments are taking over AirBnBs and giving them to locals
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Welsh supermarkets stop selling tampons, baby clothes and other “non-essentials”
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Billionaires have become much richer during the pandemic
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Should the government provide school dinners during holidays?
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UK gov pirouettes away from ad suggesting ballerinas switch careers
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Could UK banks soon introduce negative interest rates?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Covid-19 and Netflix have teamed up to finish off cinemas for good
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Brits are becoming fed up of Covid restrictions
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
1 in 4 US women are considering stepping back from their job
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Companies are developing ‘immunity passport’ apps
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Snack tax, 10pm curfew and other weird Covid pub rules
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Having a job helps you sleep at night
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Workplaces may have to drug test staff
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Rich countries are buying up all the coronavirus vaccines
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 4 years ago
Should we send the bill for wildfires to those who accidentally start them?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
My family moved to the UK for a better life. Then Covid-19 happened.
by Rohin Sheja in Voices -
Published 4 years ago
Being a teenager is hard. Being a teenager in a pandemic is even harder.
by Faiza Rezai in Voices -
Published 4 years ago
Covid-19 is more divisive than Brexit
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 4 years ago
US scientists are running low on lab monkeys to test their vaccines on
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Unemployment is going up. Is a four-day working week the answer?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Young people are facing a mental health crisis
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Employees used to love the idea of WFH. Do they still?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Thousands of Brits have lost their job… and it’s about to get much worse
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
After cancelling exams, UK gov decided to lower some A-Level results
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Could Covid-19 end private schools?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Some countries will pay you to go on holiday there
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Our local area was badly affected by Covid-19. Social enterprises are helping us get back on track.
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Published 4 years ago
Scientists promise to find out why Covid-19 kills more BAME people
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 4 years ago
Lose weight, save lives, protect the NHS?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
School’s (not) out for summer
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Police, doctors and teachers are getting a pay rise
by Economy Team in News -
Published 4 years ago
Covid-19 & Gender [Podcast]
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Covid-19 & Business [Podcast]
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Covid-19 & Jobs [Podcast]
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Covid-19 & Housing [Podcast]
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Covid-19 & Healthcare [Podcast]
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Published 4 years ago
We’re used to having choice, cheapness and convenience when it comes to food shopping. Coronavirus has shown us we need to be more self-sufficient.
by Mary Smith in Voices -
Published 4 years ago
We’re a gardening charity. For us, lockdown was a blessing in disguise.
by Chris Vaughan in Voices -
Published 4 years ago
“I thank God for all those people who are around and helping me”
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I want to work. But without my legal refugee status I’m not allowed.
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As an asylum seeker, I’ve already had many difficult times in my life. Coronavirus won’t stop me achieving my dreams.
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Community energy projects are playing a big role in local economies during coronavirus
by Penny Shepherd in Voices -
Published 5 years ago
How will our government pay for COVID-19?
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What is community-led housing and does it have a future?
by Alex Talbot in Voices -
Published 5 years ago
The coronavirus has made our existing housing crisis worse. We need more homes, now.
by John Myers in Voices -
Published 5 years ago
The UK may be about to have the worst recession in 300 years
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Trump cuts funding for World Health Organisation. During a pandemic.
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Sweden is tackling coronavirus with no lockdown. Will it work?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Is furlough worse for high earners?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Reopen schools, say some scientists
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
92% of Britons want footballers to take a pay cut. Why aren’t they?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Do people need to check their #GardenPrivilege?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Coronavirus is destroying the underground economy
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
UK police are now dishing out £30 fines to people who aren’t socially distancing
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Could lockdown cause more deaths than the coronavirus?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
ClassPass is apparently hated by gyms
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Hong Kong gave all its residents £1k
by Economy Team in News -
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Is it ever okay to destroy someone’s stuff as a form of protest?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
UK plans to bar all low-skilled, low-paid non-English-speaking migrants
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Who here has ever been a victim of an AirBnB scam?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
The coronavirus is wrecking China’s economy
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 5 years ago
Alongside the wildfires, Australia is having to deal with piles of koala blankets
by Economy Team in News -
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Many health officials think current back pain treatments are a waste of money
by Economy Team in Issues -
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Minimum wages may reduce suicide rates
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 5 years ago
Coca-Cola won’t ditch plastic bottles because customers like them
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry want to quit as royals and some UK taxpayers are mad about it
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Flybe has been bailed out by the UK government
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Greggs made loads of money in 2019. So it gave £7 million to its staff.
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
GPs make £100k a year. Half of them still want to quit.
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Instead of Veganuary, should we instead start eating more bugs?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
UK government wants to hire “weirdos” (their words, not ours)
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
The World Trade Organisation has basically stopped working
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Why (some) economists hate Christmas gifts
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Americans are circumnavigating the health system by trading medication online
by Economy Team in News -
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We’re all more similar than we think
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
The UK general election is coming up. Let’s talk about government spending.
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Published 5 years ago
Would you kill a rhino for $60,000? How about $600? $60?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
What if internet access was a public service like the NHS?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Odds of being a billionaire? About as likely as getting struck by lightning.
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Tories claim Labour wants to increase your tax bill by £2,400
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
We could all probably take every Friday off and be just as good at our jobs
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
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Should we bother trying to stop shark attacks?
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H&M’s boss says stopping shopping will have “terrible social consequences”
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Shops are making it harder to get refunds
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Commuters attacked Extinction Rebellion protesters who were stopping them going to work
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New Zealand says it’ll increase the number of refugees it takes to 1,500 a year
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Why does football have a racism problem?
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‘Ban snacks; save kids’ says UK’s top health advisor
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A new law would mean French women don’t need no man to have a baby
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What if the government’s advisors were a group of randomly-chosen citizens?
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Low-skilled immigrants may make some poor Brits poorer. Here’s why that’s not the whole story.
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There’s a growing call to ban or restrict vaping
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Should the UK introduce a frequent flyer tax?
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Personality tests reveal nothing about you
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What happens to your holiday when your travel agent goes bust?
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More Millennials are going bankrupt. Should we blame Instagram, credit cards or society?
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Can we treat the Climate Strike like a regular strike?
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A UK lifeboat charity stops kids drowning abroad and some people are mad about it
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The NHS is struggling to pay back its loans
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Sports betting is becoming big in Africa and smartphones may be why
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Can you keep teachers in schools by paying them more?
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Is rush hour responsible for the gender pay gap?
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Vegan influencers are ditching veganism
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Will drones at airports really help slow climate change?
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Brazil got mad when offered £18m to help put out the Amazon fires
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National days: bit of fun or corporate plot?
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Here’s why Trump wants to buy Greenland
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You can retire early by saving 3/4 of your pay. But isn’t that only an option for the rich?
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95% of parents think school uniforms cost too much
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Emoji is now a global ‘language’. ?????
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Here’s what happened when a bunch of Mancunians had tea with the Bank of England’s Chief Economist
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Drugs are killing more Brits than ever before. Who’s responsible?
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A trend towards having kids later in life is good news for the fertility industry
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Millennials may be reading horoscopes to deal with economic insecurity
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Is the NHS really running out of money?
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Who decides which treatments you can get on the NHS?
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Fake reviews persuade us to buy £23bn worth of stuff
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Dinosaur bones are now a hot commodity
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Doctors are being financially punished for working overtime
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Poland scraps income tax for young adults
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40 degree heatwaves will be the norm in Britain by 2040
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Universities are told off for making it too easy for students to get a place
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Berlin is freezing everybody’s rent for 5 years
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Is fare-dodging really all that bad?
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More diversity could help cure Alzheimer’s
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Labour members campaign to ban private schools
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Holidays during school breaks are 3x more expensive
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Is it wrong to close off London parks for events?
by Economy Team in News -
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A campaign group tried to shut down strip clubs by secretly filming employees
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Published 5 years ago
Taxpayers spend £2.4m on Harry & Meghan’s new digs
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Work is good for you – if you do it just one day a week
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Magic mushrooms may be a medical marvel
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Published 5 years ago
Chernobyl is becoming a top holiday trip
by Economy Team in News -
Published 5 years ago
Can you embarrass people into being environmentalists?
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High streets in the UK now have more businesses but fewer shops
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Some Arab countries are getting worried about food waste during Ramadan
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Published 6 years ago
Did Trump just say he wants to buy the NHS?
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Pub owners hate it when you drink tap water
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The rise of the raspberry-picking robots
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Here’s why we like men’s art more than women’s
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Now you can pay to mute your Uber driver
by Economy Team in News -
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Reality TV shows are being criticised for damaging their contestants’ mental health
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Published 6 years ago
Would you eat an iguana?
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Alabama bans abortion
by Economy Team in Issues -
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Want to be happy? Be a retired, married, healthy homeowner.
by Economy Team in News -
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New antibiotics aren’t being made. That could cause 10 million deaths by 2050.
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Economy Asks: What do pet owners think about pets?
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Pets are property. Should they be?
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Festival tents are contributing to climate change
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People are having less sex. Blame society.
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The NHS is running out of nurses
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Should all kids get free school dinners?
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The UK could have net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
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Charitable donations to rebuild Notre Dame are being criticised for prioritising buildings over people
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Credit scores are going international
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Would banning tips improve hospitality work?
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Home Secretary wants UK to stop disclosing all criminal records to employers
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We met a drug dealer. He told us about his pension plan.
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Making divorce easier makes it cheaper, too
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UK gov won’t give benefits to people who “deliberately” use up their savings
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Would you become a drug dealer if the UK legalised all drugs?
by Economy Team in Issues -
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Is Brunei passing homophobic law to boost investment?
by Economy Team in Issues -
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Working pensioners are being stuck with a big tax bill
by Economy Team in News -
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China’s rating people on how ‘good’ a citizen they are
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by Economy Team in News -
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by Economy Team in News -
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Apple is launching a Netflix rival
by Economy Team in News -
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Here’s how to make tax collection fun
by Economy Team in News -
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Grow-your-own coffee cups could save the planet
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Some rich people illegally bribed their kids into Ivy League schools
by Economy Team in News -
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1/5 Brits don’t have basic digital skills
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
One big hurricane could ruin world economy
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
UK council tax bills are going up by £80-ish
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Too much free time makes us unhappy
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Published 6 years ago
Should vaccinations for kids be compulsory?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
10% of British adults have never had a paid job
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Venezuela is mad the USA tried to give food to its hungry people
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
ISIS members can’t be British, says UK gov
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Published 6 years ago
UK towns are getting rid of all their free ATMs
by Economy Team in News -
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by Economy Team in News -
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Latest news headlines: What’s going on with Chinese New Year, Gigi Hadid and that Insta-famous egg?
by Economy Team in News -
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Latest news headlines: what’s going on with ‘The Greatest Dancer’, free funerals and goat rights?
by Economy Team in News -
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Econ-amazing: What we did in 2018
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Latest news headlines: what’s going on with Brexit, the economy, and Trump’s government?
by Economy Team in News -
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What’s going to happen after the Brexit vote?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
What has the Brexit vote done to the UK economy?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
The UK’s renegotiating its Brexit deal
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Would you eat a spicy GM tomato that helps you lose weight?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
British shops sold less Christmas stuff than they have for ten years
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Could more grammar schools mean more BME students going to top unis?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
There’s a new cryptocurrency designed specially for kids
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
A million families will lose their child benefits by 2020
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Drug dealers are marketing their products as “vegan” and “ethically sourced”.
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Chicken nuggets no longer the thing Twitter users care about most
by Economy Team in Entertainment -
Published 6 years ago
Super rich people are going on gap years
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
This academic thinks we should lower the voting age to 6
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
You’re more likely to die on January 6th than on any other day of the year
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Big business bosses have already earned as much as you will for the whole of 2019
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
UK gov refuses to let couple ‘sell’ their house for £10
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Drug-dealing teens escape jail thanks to their grasp of grammar
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Global warming might bring bluefin tuna back to Britain
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
80% of UK manufacturers can’t find skilled staff
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
2019 is gonna be all about the ‘pet economy’
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
China says it’ll use force if needed to take back Taiwan
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
UK train fares just got 3% more expensive
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Christmas 2018: Economy Roundup
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Published 6 years ago
Hungarians have been asked to work an extra 400 hours a year.
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
The BBC might make elderly Brits pay to watch TV
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
‘Don’t plan any holidays after Brexit Day’, UK gov (denies) saying
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Want to know the economics of Xmas Jumper Day?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
UK bans gender stereotypes on TV ads
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Shall we just start calling her Theresa Mayday?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Here’s how the value of the pound is figured out
by Economy Team -
Published 6 years ago
Barclays has made a bank card that stops you spending money down the pub
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Americans want their workplaces to pay them to never call in sick
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Brits want a second Brexit referendum… and would vote to Remain in the EU
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
More playtime could reduce poverty and inequality
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
The French are rioting over rising fuel tax
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
IKEA and Walmart say they’re gonna save the world
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Womb transplants might mean men can soon have babies
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Some (white) instagrammers are appaz pretending to be black to get more followers
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
A cinema is charging Londoners 40 quid a ticket
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
The UK Transport Secretary has been blamed for train delays
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Japan is giving away free houses
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
MPs say UK gov broke parliament’s rules with its Brexit deal
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Most millionaires don’t think they’re rich enough
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Money experts think Bitcoin is now completely worthless
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Spitalfields in London wants to have its own council
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
What actually is the EU?
by Economy Team -
Published 6 years ago
Japanese companies told to pay compensation to former forced workers
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Published 6 years ago
Ford says it can predict car crashes before they happen
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Kellogg’s green lights “traffic light” labelling
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
What would a hard Brexit look like? How about a soft Brexit? A no-deal Brexit?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
A hunting group invited some MPs to shoot the breeze (and some birds) and people are mad
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Every UK child is going to be taught coding
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
UK police say they can’t cope with all their 999 calls
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
London’s getting a bunch of new skyscrapers
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Amazon is accused of using surge-pricing to take advantage of the Californian wildfires
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Feminism might literally save women’s lives
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
How should economists think about sex work?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Department for Transport wants to reduce cyclist accidents by bribing drivers
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Extinction Rebellion is blocking London roads to stop climate change
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
1 in 200 Brits are homeless
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Brits think benefit claimants should take any job they can. Should that include sex work?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
People have some opinions on the fees migrants pay to send money to their families
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
AirBnB has got entangled in the conflict between Israel and Palestine
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Now Spain is threatening to scupper any Brexit deal
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Here’s why we drink more alcohol when the weather’s shit
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Should schools ban designer coats?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
A Brexit negotiator suggested Britain stay in the EU till 2022
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Technology is taking over our workplaces. Should we be scared?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Fake meat, including fake blood, is becoming super popular
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
New software stops journalists ignoring women
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
May’s finally got a Brexit deal. It’s already going tits up.
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
What’s technology got to do with the economy?
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Don’t wipe with wet wipes: they block sewers
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Men have longer commutes than women. #EverydaySexism?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Brits may now need a €60 visa to visit EU
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Are fewer fast food joints a sign poor Americans are getting poorer?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Chinese shoppers just spent $30 billion celebrating being single
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
UK firms want to put microchips in their staff
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Is the minimum wage a good thing?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Businesses are trying to find people to sit in empty offices
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Thames Water has put up Londoners’ bills to give more money to investors
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Should we be able to ‘self-identify’ as any age we want?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Democrats win House of Representatives in US midterm elections
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Is Ibiza’s new tourist tax scaring away Brits?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Scouts try to go gender neutral… and get sued
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Taxpayers *don’t* have to pay for Treasury cat
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Should police prosecute men who laughed at Grenfell fire?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
British women now have to wait as long as men to retire
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
WTF was Fiscal Phil actually on about?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Phil’s Budget Speech: Hot or Not?
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Published 6 years ago
Channel 4 has opened a new HQ in Leeds
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
America continues sanctioning the shit out of Iran
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Should fireworks boxes show violent injuries and warnings?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
UK Budget 2018: Highlights
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
How will the UK Budget 2018 change your life?
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
NHS refuses to give IVF to women over 34
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
New technology knows when we’re lying
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Published 6 years ago
Women have declared war on make-up
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Should the government ban adverts for harmful products?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
The Catholic Church made its own version of Pokemon Go
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Getting up earlier won’t (always) make you more productive
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
UK police risk becoming “irrelevant”. Uh oh.
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Brexit may sink the Titanic.
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Yeah, you can’t sell things that cause cancer, judge tells firm
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Trump is “very unhappy” with America’s central bank.
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Premier Inn is selling tiny hotel rooms for £19
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
The UK’s legal aid organisation is going to court… to defend itself
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Brits are getting fatter. Are takeaway joints to blame?
by Economy Team in Issues -
Published 6 years ago
Saudi Arabia discovers crime doesn’t pay
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Stop smoking, it’s bad for you, says big cigarette company
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
The poorer we feel, the more meat we eat
by Economy Team in News -
Published 6 years ago
Open borders vs. closed borders
by Economy Team in Issues