Russell Brand allegations are leading to renewed scrutiny of the endemic bullying and harassment in the TV industry: Gnepphoto/Shutterstock The presenter, comedian and actor Russell Brand is at the centre of a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches, which has reported allegations of abuse made against him by four …
Russell Brand: how the comedy industry uses humour to abuse and silence women: Over the last ten years I have been researching the barriers to women’s participation in the UK comedy circuit. During that time, it became clear to me that the live comedy industry has a particular susceptibility to fostering spaces of abuse. Recent …
Eating insects: the UK seems much more reluctant than the EU to let this industry flourish: Like it or not, there are lots of good arguments for eating insects – both in animal feeds and on human plates. You can farm them with much less land, water and feed than the likes of cows and …
Celebrating one woman’s mission to change an industry – and society into the bargain: Founded in 2019, Black Elegance is the brainchild of Simone Jules. She’s a woman on a mission: she has wanted to run a company since she was a child, but she’s also clear that her ambition would not stop there. “I …
Kofi Ansah left Ghana to become a world famous fashion designer – how his return home boosted the industry: In the 1950s and 1960s, young Africans were assisted financially by their governments to study in western countries in the hope they would return to contribute to nation building. Individuals who qualified abroad and returned home …
How the tourism industry – and other travellers – can help families of autistic children get the break they deserve: Tom Wang/Shutterstock Going on a family holiday is not always a relaxing experience. It can involve traffic jams, airport queues and stress. Even so, most of us look forward to going away for the change …
Embracing the AI Revolution: How Technology Will Transform The Industry For The Better: Embracing the AI Revolution: How Technology Will Transform The Industry For The Better: Despite what many may fear, artificial intelligence (AI) is not going to replace humans in the job market. At least not yet. If harnessed correctly, AI could do wonders …
The oil industry has succumbed to a dangerous new climate denialism: Opec predicts oil demand will be 10% higher by the 2040s. Iurii If we have not been warned of the dangers of climate change this summer, we never will be. Extreme heat, forest fires and floods have been all over news reports. Yet the …
How English women’s football could become a billion pound industry – and where the money comes from to make it happen: A long-awaited official review of women’s football in England sets out ten recommendations designed to transform and develop the sport at every level. The review, which was chaired by former international player Karen Carney, …
Huge phosphate discovery in Norway could fully charge the electric vehicle industry: Rogaland, Norway, may have the world's largest phosphate rock reserves. Harvepino / shutterstock With geologists hunting high and low for battery materials, an enormous new discovery of phosphate rock could have huge implications for the electric vehicle industry. The reserves, discovered in Rogaland, …
What is Next for the Mobile Phone Industry?: The mobile phone industry has matured since the early 1990’s and managed the shift from Voice to Data products with no significant effect on profitability. Acknowledging that the industry is a fluid one with large amounts of cash and thousands of transactions on an hourly basis it …
Renationalising Thames Water would be a gamble – but there is another way to help clean up the industry: Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock The privatisation of water companies in England and Wales was supposed to bring efficiency and investment to a vital sector that had been starved of public funding. But since 1989, the industry has failed to …
How a UK hydrogen car industry could cut fuel costs and carbon emissions: A bright future for hydrogen cars. Scharfsinn/Shutterstock British car company Jaguar Land Rover’s owner, the Indian conglomerate Tata, is expected to finalise a deal soon to build a multi-billion pound electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the UK. This is a welcome …
The microchip industry would implode if China invaded Taiwan, and it would affect everyone: Taiwan holds a dominant position in the microchip industry and also makes the most advanced types. Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock A conflict between the US and China over computer chips – or semiconductors – has been escalating in recent months. In particular, …
Jurassic Park at 30: how its CGI revolutionised the film industry: This month marks the 30th anniversary of a film that changed cinema forever. 1993’s Jurassic Park used pioneering computer-generated imagery (CGI) to bring dinosaurs to life in Steven Spielberg’s adaption of the novel of the same name. The film quickly became a must-see event …
A game-changing HVAC system that works in almost any industry: By Donghun Lee, LG Air Solutions Lead Regional regulations and differences in features primarily fuel the HVAC industry, but its main functions remain the same: to provide thermal manipulation and improve air quality. Currently, HVAC systems account for 10 – 40% of the total energy …
How electric vehicle batteries could save the UK auto industry: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock The UK may have lost Eurovision this year, but it recently beat European rivals for an arguably more valuable prize. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expected to build a multi-billion-pound electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the UK rather than Spain – welcome news …
Why Wimbledon’s reversal of their ban on Russian players is good for players, fans and the tennis sports industry: Wimbledon flags waving in the wind. rarrarorro/Shutterstock Can Wimbledon 2023 regain its status as the number one grand slam on the tennis tour? It certainly has the potential to achieve this status with the All England …