Why economic growth alone will not make British society fairer or more equal: In presenting his spring budget, the British chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, claimed his plans are all about growth. For the leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer, growth is his key “mission”. Higher growth – of the right kind – is a desirable goal. …
Premier League’s record spending could help make English football fairer and more competitive – but it depends on Liz Truss: Many industries are understandably cautious at the moment, as they steel themselves for more tricky economic times ahead. But it seems that nobody told the English Premier League – which has just broken its own …
How the Taliban’s more effective and ‘fairer’ tax system helped it win control of Afghanistan: When the Taliban dramatically gained control of Afghanistan in August 2021, they used bombs and guns to swiftly overcome state security forces. But they also had another valuable and effective weapon at their disposal: taxes. Long before the withdrawal of …
South Africa is in search of a fairer electoral system. But what’s been tabled is flawed: A woman votes in South Africa's November 2021 local elections. EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook South Africa is amending its electoral law to make it fairer by enabling citizens to contest provincial and national elections without being forced to join political parties. …
Life after COVID: most people don’t want a return to normal – they want a fairer, more sustainable future: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock We are in a crisis now – and omicron has made it harder to imagine the pandemic ending. But it will not last forever. When the COVID outbreak is over, what do we want …
The music industry is booming and can afford to give artists a fairer deal: Shutterstock/Chaay_Tee Shares in Universal Music Group surged after its US$ 40 billion (£29.5 billion) flotation on September 21, suggesting many people think the music business has a strong future. One of them, Lucian Grainge, the company’s chief executive, believes expansion will …
Rodrigo Duterte: why the ICC’s investigation will not guarantee a fairer or safer Philippines: Shortly before she finished her term of office on June 15, the ICC’s outgoing chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda offered hope to victims, human rights groups and opposition of the regime of Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines, when she called for a …
These communities are experimenting with greener and fairer ways of living: Springhill Cohousing Community, Stroud. United Diversity/Flickr, CC BY-SA Frankie lives in a six-bedroom house on the outskirts of Leeds. She is her own landlord, but doesn’t own the house. Instead she is part of a co-operative housing group: together, they have been able to …
South Africa’s Freedom Charter campaign holds lessons for the pursuit of a fairer society: Photo by Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images The Freedom Charter, the document that became the blueprint for a free South Africa, turns 65 this year. It was adopted by the Congress of the People in Kliptown, Soweto, on 26 June 1955. …
Recycling: poorer countries can now refuse plastic waste imports – this could make the system fairer: The world generated 242 million tonnes of plastic waste in 2016 – a figure that’s expected to grow by 70% in the next 30 years. But this same plastic is also a commodity that’s sold and traded in a …
Public Policy and Intergenerational Justice: Ideas for a Fairer Global Britain – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-10-18 18:00:00 in United Kingdom John Penrose MPConservative Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare Thursday 18 October 20186-8pm Lecture followed by Drinks and Canapé Reception John Penrose MP is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare. Between …