Briferendum Aftermath Series

Theresa May is a formidable manager – but Brexit will test her leadership skills

Mar 27, 2017 14:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Leadership and management go hand in hand. The first reflects the capacity to envision, focus long term, innovate and inspire; the second the capacity to execute, focus short-term, plan and do. Though they are different...

What if the London attack wasn’t an act of terrorism?

Mar 27, 2017 14:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

A middle-aged man with a history of criminal activity and violence, a variety of aliases, multiple jobs and addresses, and several broken relationships launches an attack on parliament and is killed in the process. This...

Here is what's needed to kickstart a fairer social care system

Mar 27, 2017 14:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Economy

As soon as Philip Hammond, Britains chancellor of the exchequer, announced an extra 2 billion for social care in his first budget in March, jostling began on how the money would be spent. Care providers suggested that...

Climate change and poverty are as much of a threat as terrorism for many young people

Mar 27, 2017 14:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

It will probably come as little surprise that recent surveys have found the majority of adults in Europe think that international terrorism is the most pressing threat to the continent. Though this is valuable...

Late payments: the policy no-brainer for business

Mar 27, 2017 14:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

Hammurabi nailed it back in 1772 BC when he declared: The first duty of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful. When it came to common sense, the sixth king of Babylon was an early adopter, earlier...

The return of the Great British 'manly man'

Mar 27, 2017 14:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views

When ships were made of wood, men were made of steel. So begins each episode of Mutiny, the latest in a series of television projects that, taken together, comprise a new action man subgenre of popular reality...

Chill out: how a new ‘cold economy’ could bring environmental benefits

Mar 27, 2017 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The ability to keep things cold is a pillar of modern society demand is booming worldwide to deliver air conditioning, data centre cooling and transport refrigeration, particularly in emerging economies. Although our...