Future of Coal Series

Australia's coal politics are undermining democratic and Indigenous rights

Oct 26, 2016 09:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Can Australia achieve fair and open decision-making when big coal players are involved? The case of Adanis proposed Carmichael coal mine suggests the answer is no, and Indigenous land owners are bearing the brunt. The...

Why ignoring non-seasonal farm workers is a danger to agriculture

Oct 26, 2016 09:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Farming is one of many industries facing uncertainty in a post-Brexit world. The way crops and livestock are managed could look very different in the years ahead. The politician responsible for British agriculture,...

Britain's NHS is chronically underfunded, but great value for money ... for now

Oct 26, 2016 09:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Health

Margaret Thatcher rightly said that you can only have the services you can afford. But does Britain afford as much to health as other Western nations? The answer is a resounding no and here is the evidence. Using WHO,...

Worrisome Signs Series

Will Germany flout Europe's bail-in rules if Deutsche Bank needs rescuing?

Oct 26, 2016 09:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Economy

Will Deutsche Bank need rescuing? Its a question that is being asked as a big beast of global banking gears up to announce its third quarter results on October 27. With losses expected to be north of 600m (534m), the...

Press regulation in Britain: a step forward – and a step back

Oct 26, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law

Anyone reading recent editorials in the British press will know that the industry is worried. Following the discovery in 2011 that journalists on a number of newspapers had been hacking peoples phones to get stories, the...

FxWirePro: Hard-Brexit, BoE shift in easing cycle, FI market and May’s speech stimulate sterling’s vulnerability

Oct 26, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

The sterling came under notable pressure yesterday ahead of the hearing of Bank of England governor Mark Carney in front of the House of Lords committee. While the long-term sterling bonds suggest investors are quickly...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Why British aid for trade deals after Brexit will not be so simple

Oct 25, 2016 19:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

For Priti Patel, aid money is clearly a tool that can be used to win favours in the new post-Brexit landscape. Speaking to the BBC on a trip to Kenya in her first visit to Africa as secretary of state for international...