Gleb Pavlovsky obituary: the man who turned Vladimir Putin into Russia’s action man: Vladimir Putin’s former adviser and spin doctor Gleb Pavlovsky, who has died aged 71, was once described as “Putin’s Karl Rove”. He was the man who got things done in the Kremlin, like Rove did for his political master, George W. Bush. …
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Strikes: how rising household debt could slow industrial action this year: William Potter/Shutterstock After decades of declining real wages and deteriorating working conditions, strike activity has spiked over the last year, particularly in the United Kingdom. From nurses and teachers to railway and postal workers, employees are demanding wage increases and improved working conditions – …
Strikes: why teachers in England and Wales are set to take industrial action: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock The National Education Union (NEU), the largest education union in Europe, has announced that its teacher members in England and Wales have overwhelmingly voted for strike action. The NEU announcement follows the results of a ballot called by another …
UK strikes: what ongoing industrial action means for the future of Britain’s railways: All aboard. alice-photo/Shutterstock Rail unions and operators have been meeting with the government to attempt to break an industrial action deadlock that, according to Network Rail, has lost the industry more than £400m in revenue since last summer. Workers for UK rail …
Global economy 2023: what happens next with industrial action: Worker unrest has been surging around the world. voy ager This is the fifth instalment in our series on where the global economy is heading in 2023. It follows recent articles on inflation, energy, food and the cost of living. Canada: assertive unions getting results Jim …
How faith can inspire environmental action: design36 / Shutterstock It has become clear that meaningful progress on climate change is not going to be achieved by one person or indeed, one government. Coordinated action between governments, industry, local leaders and society is needed urgently. The recent COP27 decision itself mentions the importance of local communities, …
Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: how Zambia can make the most of it: Batches of copper sheets stored in a warehouse at Mopani mines, Mufilira, Zambia. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images At last year’s US Africa leaders summit in Washington the US signed an historic memorandum of understanding with Zambia and the …
Social media campaigns can be effective — if offline action is also taken. A case study from Ghana: Ghana's protest culture has grown along with the spread of social media Dieu-Donné Gameli/Wikimedia Commons Ghana has about six million social media users out of a population of 31 million. WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube are the three …
Secretive lawsuits by fossil fuel companies could hold back climate action – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: Fossil fuel investors can use an obscure legal mechanism found in many international trade agreements to sue countries if their projects are blocked. Bernabe Blanco via Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Secretive …
Strikes: why soaring CEO pay could help explain UK’s recent industrial action: Lower earners are counting the cost of a growing wage gap. Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock The pay gap in UK business is eye-watering. Bosses of the largest UK companies earn around 100 times more than the lowest-paid employees in their organisations, according to some …
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‘Decarbonisation is too expensive’ – how to sell climate change action to bean counters: Scharfsinn/Shutterstock The three most prevalent myths about tackling climate change allege that transitioning to renewable energy jacks up household bills, requires massive amounts of government subsidy and creates mass unemployment. These concerns are all (thankfully) false. With fellow academics, I studied …
Iran protest at enforced hijab sparks online debate and feminist calls for action across Arab world: Iranian authorities have cracked down on protests which erupted after the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing the hijab appropriately. The death of Mahsa Amini who was reportedly …
The Woman King is more than an action movie – it shines a light on the women warriors of Benin: A publicity still from The Woman King, about the "amazons" of Dahomey. Image courtesy Ilze Kitshoff/Sony Pictures Entertainment/Tiff The Woman King is a big-budget Hollywood movie that has been anticipated since 2018, when US star …
Quiet quitting is a new name for an old method of industrial action: With the rise of quiet quitting, could the days (and nights) of staying late at the office be over? Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock The average UK worker now carries out approximately 22 days’ worth of overtime a year. Meanwhile, inflation is at a …
What Liz Truss’s government means for climate action: The new prime minister Liz Truss has announced plans to reverse the fracking ban and drill for more North Sea gas. Clicksbox/Shutterstock Ever since climate change appeared on the political agenda, there has been general agreement on the need for a robust response. While the implementation of …
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