London's skyscrapers tell a rich story about the City's worship of finance
Dec 04, 2016 01:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
A new skyscraper is set to join the City of Londons world-famous collection of oddly-designed buildings with novelty names. With 73 storeys, the Trellis will rival the Shard in height, and overshadow its next-door...
Dec 04, 2016 01:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Theres a widespread belief that actually existing democracies are in the grip of a fast-paced world dominated by breaking news and all things instant. The following contribution sets out to question this belief. It takes...
Pinchgut's Theodora brings the irrational power of love to uncertain times
Dec 04, 2016 01:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Art has an ability to conflate the past, the present and the future; it does not follow the strictures of linear history. Pinchgut Operas Theodora, a George Handel oratorio of 1750, was the most contemporary creative work...
Will Italy's referendum trigger the next crisis?
Dec 04, 2016 01:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
2016 has been a year of political surprises. June gave us Brexit, November US-President elect Donald Trump and December might give us a government crisis in Italy. On December 4, Italians go to the polls to approve or...
Why is China so upset about Trump's Taiwan call – and could it lead to war?
Dec 04, 2016 01:20 am UTC| Insights & Views
The fact that Donald Trump is the first US president to call his Taiwanese counterpart in nearly four decades, seriously upsetting China in the process, might come as a shock when you think that Taiwan is the worlds 22nd...
Trump rewrites the diplomatic rule book
Dec 04, 2016 01:15 am UTC| Insights & Views
Even the most pessimistic of commentators must be astounded by US President-elect Donald Trumps capacity to destabilise some of the most important elements of the existing international order even before he actually gets...
Dec 02, 2016 13:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The dollar in the recent times has beengaining traction for upward targets against majors (the strengthening dollar sentiments likely to continue in Q12017) on account of three fundamental factors: OPECs production cuts,...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned