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The evidence-free dogma of demutualisation
As the London Metal Exchange demutualises after 400 years, we must be alive to the systemic risks of demutualisation – a harbinger of financial cataclysm.
NHS Check website exposes Lansley’s “no rationing” claims
Earlier this week, Mike Farrar, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, described the NHS as “a super tanker heading for an iceberg”.
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Going green since the 70s? Introducing the Energy Consumption Guide
As the topic of energy consumption takes centre stage at the Rio+20 summit, a new interactive tool sheds new light on UK energy consumption since the 1970s.
There is a clash of priorities in the government’s austerity economics
What comes after austerity is the subject of a major conference being hosted by the TUC next week. But just how austere is the austerity age?
Cuts to the NHS are triggering higher costs and severe consequences elsewhere
Care for those who are denied treatment costs more than if the procedures were carried out.
Breaking the silence: Why business must come to terms with mental health problems
One in four people suffer mental health problems throughout their lives – it’s time for business to act, supporting employees rather than simply firing them.
The government has no ambition on carbon reporting
From yesterday’s announcement on carbon reporting, it looks like the coalition are trying to divert attention from its own domestic record on the environment.
So, Mr Cameron, are Tory boys Philip Green and Gary Barlow “morally wrong” as well?
David Cameron is facing charges of hypocrisy over his failure to condemn celeb Tory Gary Barlow’s tax avoidance, having last night attacked non-Tory Jimmy Carr.
From Boots to Barclays: Why branch businesses are good for our cities
Paul Swinney of the Centre for Cities looks at the effects of independent businesses on the economy.