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Could China’s economy crash?

The global financial crisis in 2008 was without question one of the most damaging events in modern times. With housing collapse in the United States impacting the entire world, many people are wondering if the current financial issues unfolding in China could have a similar impact on the global economy. So, what exactly is the […]
Editorials

What if we stopped using cash?

With the advent of smartphones, many people have slowly begun to move away from cash payments instead of opting to use services like Apple Pay and Google Pay. While these services are convenient for many, the removal of cash payments can impact certain groups. For many people, the pandemic has been the perfect incentive to […]
Editorials

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Norway

Norway is one of the many beautiful Scandinavian countries. From beautiful scenery to its rich historic past, this article aims to bring you ten things you didn’t know about the country. 10. Working hours In Norway, employees are expected to work for considerably less time per week than in other nations. The average working week […]
Environment

Why bees are so important

Many believe big change is needed to protect the planet and the people on it. In reality, it is the smallest creatures flying around that keep everything in balance. Those creatures are bees. What do bees do that is so essential? The list is so numerous you couldn’t even begin to count. For a start, […]
Editorials

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About South Korea

South Korea has enjoyed a rapid and prosperous ascent to one of the world’s leading countries. That being said, there are still many interesting and unique aspects to its culture. Let’s go through ten of them here today. If you want a job in South Korea, best to have a clean-shaven face. Beards are not […]
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Wetherspoons financial woes but who really suffers?

For years, Wetherspoons has been a staple of British pub culture. For many people, the cheap food and drink is hard to resist especially in expensive areas of the country. With recent calls to boycott the brand over its treatment of staff, has Wetherspoons taken a hit? The initial calls for boycotts against Wetherspoons began […]
Education

The School Funding Backlash Explained

The resignation of Education Recovery Commissioner Sir Kevan Collins paints quite the picture. Only four months into his post, Sir Collins has quit in protest against the £1.4bn school funding pandemic catch-up budget for the next three years. It’s a decision that Labour has called “totally insufficient” and headteachers have labelled a “damp squib”. According […]
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Long working hours killing 745,000 a year, report finds

A World Health Organisation (WHO) study has found that long working hours are killing 745,000 people per year. In the first global study of this kind, the WHO found that in 2016, hundreds of thousands died from strokes and heart disease due to the length of their working hours. The report also found that those […]
Environment

Capitalism and the Climate: Who Will Win Out?

A recent Sky News report has detailed that a wealthy minority of people are responsible for the majority of global air travel, with frequent leisure flights rather than the average family holiday. In the last few years, there appears to have been a surge in climate change activism: figures such as Greta Thunberg and organisations […]
News

Uber drivers recognised as workers, Supreme Court rules

A Supreme Court ruling on February 19th has stated that Uber drivers must now be treated as workers – but what does this mean in terms of Uber’s success, which has been steadily growing since its launch in 2009? Well, this means that Uber drivers must now be treated like all British workers, instead of […]
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Study finds North East has lost out due to Brexit

BY FLAMINIA LUCK A report published by the University of Warwick, has calculated which areas of the country have won or lost out economically as a result of the Brexit vote. The report, titled Measuring the Regional Economic Cost of Brexit, has used data and statistics from 2018 to construct a predictive modelling which estimates […]