Briferendum Aftermath Series

Britain may be leaving the EU, but English is going nowhere

Jul 04, 2016 19:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

After Brexit, there are various things that some in the EU hope to see and hear less in the future. One is Nigel Farage. Another is the English language. In the early hours of June 24, as the referendum outcome was...

Climate Change Series

How the UK can still lead on climate change – even after Brexit

Jul 04, 2016 19:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

In the wake of the Brexit earthquake, experts are sifting through the rubble, assessing the damage, and checking the stability of remaining structures. Advocates of ambitious climate policy have been particularly active....

Briferendum Aftermath Series

More in hope, less about immigration: why poor Brits really voted to leave

Jul 04, 2016 19:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

A popular Brexit narrative is that those left out of rising prosperity lashed out at the establishment because they could take no more punishment. They had suffered years of recession and austerity exacerbated by a Dutch...

'Mediscare' campaign shows the power of negative advertising

Jul 04, 2016 18:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Business

Advertising can be a powerful tool for political parties, though its just one of several factors that can influence a voters behaviour at election time. Following the 2013 federal election, I wrote: Generally,...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

What a weaker pound means for the British economy

Jul 04, 2016 18:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The value of the pound dropped off a small cliff when it became clear that Britain had voted to leave the European Union. But this is not necessarily a bad thing. Simple economics dictates that a falling currency is good...

Climate Change Series

After Paris, UK's latest 'carbon budget' just isn't ambitious enough

Jul 04, 2016 18:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Law

A major new climate policy was announced by the UK government on June 30, almost unnoticed in the Brexit aftermath. The medias focus on Westminster backstabbing meant the countrys latest carbon budget, widely heralded as...

Despite experts' fears, Australia should be moving to electronic online voting

Jul 04, 2016 18:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Technology

Australias current election proves that there has never been a greater need for online electronic voting. The country has come to a political standstill as the laborious process of manual counting of ballot papers is...