Gambling away people’s lives
Problem gambling is on the rise and there is little regulation to protect those caught up in this quintessentially capitalist addiction…
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France - Big boost for military
France, presumably a key player in the future EU Army, has announced a staggering 260 billion euro rise in military spending between 2018 and 2025.
Wind farm bonanza
Between 2012 and 2017 wind farm owners were paid £367 million in “constraint” payments – payments to not produce electricity.
Populism: a force to reckon with
Anything outside the norm that attracts support from the people but is feared by vested interests is likely to be labelled “populist”. What does it mean?
Positive thinking
At last, an optimistic book setting out how Brexit can make life better for Britain…
University pensions fight
Strike action has begun in universities across Britain as academic staff fight back against the plan to close their final salary pension scheme.
Construction - Midlands growth
Around 17,000 new jobs are to be created in the West Midlands construction sector over the next five years.
1: Gas prices flare
The biggest jump in British gas prices in 8 years has prompted concerns in industry and government about over security of supply and an ever increasing reliance on imports of natural gas
2: The 'national' grid
The National Grid provides part of Britain’s fundamental and essential strategic industrial infrastructure.
1: The road from the WTO to Free Trade Agreements
Multinational corporations, the largest of which dwarf many countries’ economies, want all trade to be regulated in their own interests.
2: The EU's new colonialism
The European Union has been working hard at pressurising developing countries into free trade agreements.