• Let’s be honest, Labour’s ‘securonomics’ will make the UK economy less secure

    Reeves’ aspiration to deliver greater stability may sound appealing, but greater state involvement will not deliver the growth she promises.

  • Perceptions that the economy’s bad can cost you an election, even if the economy isn’t actually bad

    “Perceptions are more important than reality,” said Marc Hetherington at UNC Chapel Hill. “People vote on their perceptions, not on the the actual data itself.”

  • Liberia: Women’s Political Representation Among Lowest In World; Economists Say That’s A Hand Brake On The Economy

    MONROVIA, Liberia—Women’s rights activists were jubilant when Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Liberia and Africa’s first democratically elected female president in 2005. It was a historic achievement for Liberia and the continent, where women struggle for representation in male-dominated societies. By R. Joyclyn Wea with New Narratives But two decades later the number of women holding []

  • Zach Edey’s Reckless Play Draws Scrutiny With Michigan State’s Top Big Man Forced To Wear Mask

    Michigan State center Carson Cooper was tasked with guarding Zach Edey during the Big Ten Tournament semifinal on Friday. He will have to wear a mask during March Madness after probably breaking his nose. As a result, Edey’s play is once again being called into question. Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center has been subject to a lot […]

  • The problem with Japan’s economy

    Japan’s increase of its interest rates to being from negative to positive for the first time in 17 years was…What to read next: The Great Covid Debate | Australian Universities Accord to take the hammer to TAFE | Is corporate Australia ashamed of Easter? | The art of ugliness

  • ​Cycling’s good for the economy

    ​That’s according to a new report by Sustrans, the charity that works for and with communities to help them ‘come to life’ and create healthier places and happier lives for everyone through the promotion of walking, wheeling and cycling. It’s quite astounding. The report also estimates that 1314 serious long-term health conditions are prevented thanks to the health benefits of walking and cycling. Crucially and with the news that the world is warming faster than experts predicted, 42,000 tonnes...

  • What next for Poland’s economy?

    Poland’s new government is prioritising competent policy-making, the rule of law and investment in skills and education. There is real promise that new policies will be based on solid research evidence, including the appointment of senior ministers with deep ties to the academic community.

  • The Joke’s On Us It’s April Fool’s Day!

    Get your joke book out and plan your pratfalls and pranks because April 1st, better known as April Fool’s Day, is the time once a year to celebrate by playing good-spirited tricks on friends and family. Funny enough, despite its worldwide popularity, this holiday has a long history but mysterious origins. One of the earliest possible explanations goes all the way back to 1508 when French Poet Eloy d’Amerval referred to a “poisson d’avril,” or “April Fool.” Although, translated, this […]

  • The World’s 9 Biggest Economies

    Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) These are the figures from the World Bank, which doesn’t rank anything because that might embarrass the U.S. regime and encourage questioning how it can justify its having 900 foreign military bases and justify its claim to being “the one indispensable nation” and that all other nations — including ones […]

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    Housing minister mocks Doug Ford’s concerns with fourplexes. Here’s what happened at Ontario’s Queen’s Park this week

    Canada’s housing minister openly mocked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media Friday over his concerns over fourplexes. Throughout the week, the premier has made it clear that he does not support a provincial mandate to build fourplexes in residential neighbourhoods—something that both the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force and the federal government have recommended. Later, he clarified he was just against four-storey “towers.” “You have to differentiate between putting four...

  • Michigan congressman’s brother killed in shooting

    Congressman Dan Kildee’s (D-Mich.) brother, Timothy Kildee, was killed in a Tuesday morning shooting, local law enforcement said. Timothy Kildee was shot and killed during a string of c

  • Derry’s St Mary’s is Ireland’s Choir of the Year!

    The choir celebrated on stage of the magnificent RDs Concert Hall singing a triumphant rendition of ‘The Undertones’ standard, Teenage Kicks. The choir, under the direction of Emma-Jayne Kelly and accompanied by Trevor Burnside won the two- part Youth choir, were placed second in The Alice Yoakley Cup and won the overall Folen’s Publisher Award Cup and £3000 for the "School Choir of the Year 2024". Miss Kelly described the whole experience as “a fantastic day for Derry as Thornhill College also...