Listening to employees’ ideas could solve UK’s productivity slowdown: Working together. GaudiLab/Shutterstock Whether we work or not, the nation’s productivity – that is, the total amount of output produced per unit of input – affects us all. It is the main determinant of living standards. Higher productivity makes employers more competitive, provides the foundation for …
Why a blockchain startup called Govcoin wants to ‘disrupt’ the UK’s welfare state: Is Govcoin really innovating to help the welfare state or simply another cynical example of privatisation? Shutterstock The UK chancellor’s recent Budget reminded us that systemic problems continue to plague the government’s delayed roll-out of universal credit – a single monthly welfare …
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Cut immigration and the UK’s economic prospects will just get worse – here’s why: After having arguably been one of the most powerful fear factors exploited by the Leave campaign during the EU referendum, the debate on immigration is continuing apace during the UK general election campaign. Given its central role in the campaign thus …
How a ‘tax haven’ Brexit threatens the UK’s social model: shutterstock.com The threat that Britain might soon become a “corporate tax haven” – issued by its chancellor, Philip Hammond – revealed a fundamental truth about Brexit. This is not just a decision about the UK’s relationship with the European Union; it is also about what …
South Africa in the news: UK’s Hammond kicks off Brexit reassurance tour in South Africa: LONDON Dec 7 British finance minister Philip Hammond will seek to reassure some of the country’s trade and investment partners that Brexit will not hurt them when he travels to South Africa on Wednesday and to Japan and South Korea …
Spuds on top as celery named as UK’s most hated veg: Brits are turning up their noses at 'trending' veg people post in recipes on social media – with celery named as the most hated. Parsnips, squash, beetroot and leeks rounded out the top 10 in a survey of 2,000 people by family-owned farming and …
A Brexit strategy that could unite UK’s parliaments – and keep Britain in the single market: Which way forward? safriibrahim Don’t publish me until just **before midnight on Monday 14** Nearly six months after the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the path to Brexit is still uncharted. All we know is that because the …
Heathrow expansion is a start, but it’s not enough to guarantee UK’s future: William Perugini The government’s decision to expand Heathrow airport’s capacity with a third runway is encouraging and a positive step towards boosting the UK’s economic growth. But it is not enough. Heathrow is used by more than 80 airlines flying to 185 …
The bad habits of the UK’s drivers: Other drivers using mobiles without a hands-free kit were noted by 70 per cent of those surveyed by Privilege Car Insurance. 65 per cent spotted other drivers driving too fast – although only 20 per cent of those questioned admitted to speeding themselves. : Weird News Lin-Manuel Miranda …