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LATEST ARTICLES ( 24 )

• Food Banks: A Bailout Too Far?

  

  Food banks are somewhat provocative. The outcry of emotion usually triggers off related discussions, often about how austerity has pushed some members of societ... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Have The Government Improved The Standard Of Living In The UK?

  

  With General Election campaigns well under way and the speculative dust settled from the 2015 Budget starting to settle, the timing is right for an analytical... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Great Read

  

  Hello world. Today’s read touches on a poignant issue and that is the property market in the UK. I’ve previously touched on this issue here where I spoke about... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Great Read

  

  Hello world. Today’s read is from long time Daily Telegraph columnist Liam Halligan. Halligan has accurately pointed to flaws in the current economic revival... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Scottish Independence: Be Careful What You Wish For

  

  Scottish not British This is a special piece about the SNP’s attempts for a Currency Union with the rest of the UK. It is flawed and the implications could be... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tricky Situation

  

  Government’s current stance with regards to the potential Pfizer takeover of AstraZeneca sends mixed messages about UK recovery. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Great Read

  

  Hello World. Liam Halligan has a reputation as a straight-talking, logical and insightful journalist and this piece is no different. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Great Read

  

  Hello world. This is a post from the fantastic Systemic Disorder blog. It relates to my previous feature, where I detail the changing London landscape. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• London: Gentrification Capital of the World

  

  London is undergoing rapid transformation. It has been the case since the mid-1990s and it shows no signs of slowing down. With this upsurge of development are... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Economics A-Level, How Would You Do?

  

  Hello World. This is a short quiz hosted by The Financial Times. It includes ten questions from last year’s Economic A-Level (AQA). Have a go and see how you do... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Illusion of Competition

  

  Hello world. My posts on this blog have been sporadic, I’m generally moved to write by economic activity and the global economy (Africa excluded) has been, by... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Read of the Week

  

  Hello world. This weeks read is from The Guardian and it confirms the unfortunate reality of long and sustained periods of austerity having an adverse effect... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A New Economy?

  

  Hello world. This feature contains a brief video from Econ4 highlighting the substantial need for a shift in the societal paradigm based around mass... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 5 Ways to Make Yourself Recession Proof

  

  Don’t let a recession do this to you. Technically we are no longer in a recession, but the slow economy, the stagnate demand and the prolonged miserable... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Read Of The Week

  

  This week’s read comes from Vice Online and it is an explosive read to say the least. Vice’s Greg Palast discusses a certain memorandum that highlights how the... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Check This out

  

  Measuring one’s standard of living can be a difficult task, as it is subjective. Moreover with measuring tools such as the Human Development Index. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Read of the Week

  This is a great piece from Robert Skidelsky. He’s touching on similar themes I alluded to in my last piece. Its certainly worth reading.... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Actually Happened?

  

  How did the global financial crisis result in large government sector cuts? The events of 2007 are very well documented. There has been a plethora of texts... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Read of the Week

  

  Another great piece from Quartz.com. This piece highlights the fall in UK manufacturing. The UK economy has shifted substantially from manufacturing  to that... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Read of the Week

  

  This is a projection from The Economist and it suggests that the world’s population is going to increase from a figure of 7.2 billion to 9.6 billion. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY