There are all kinds of specialized credit unions in the U.S., and they’re gaining traction in the UK, but the newest thing by far is the LGBTQ credit union — now officially a thing in the U.S. following the launch of Superbia, a credit […]
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Don’t freak out over vaping, say UK docs
While U.S. regulators and public health officials have declared war on vaping, seemingly unmoved by its potential utility for harm reduction as an alternative to smoking, their British counterparts are considerably more sanguine, judging by their response to panicked reports of a handful of deaths […]
UK should tax income from wealth like work income
The UK should rationalize its tax system with reforms that would treat income derived from wealth (e.g. capital gains from stock holdings) the same as income derived from work, argues Shreya Nanda in an op-ed for CapX. While it will hardly be popular with rich […]
She’s baaaack: Vestager returns, more powerful than ever
Executives at Facebook, Google, Apple and other Big Tech firms would probably be happy to never again hear the name of Margrethe Vestager, the Danish competition supremo at the European Commission, who won fame (or infamy, depending on your point of view) as the […]
Anticlimax In The Antipodes: Retracing Argentina’s (latest) debacle
Argentinean President Maurico Macri’s defeat in the country’s national open primary augurs ill for the beleaguered reformer’s program of fiscal responsibility, which Macri himself has already dispatched with a technical default on the country’s bonds as well as the reimposition of capital and currency […]
Don’t stay classy: UK must fight class bias in hiring, pay
Britain’s rigid, elaborate system of class distinctions may have a long pedigree, but that doesn’t make it respectable. The head of one of the UK’s largest unions, Frances O’Grady of the TUC, has made an impassioned plea to end employer prejudice against job applicants […]
Agri-giants like smell of faux meat
Until not very long ago, “fake meat” would summon images, and perhaps smells and tastes, of highly unconvincing patties composed primarily of soy products and good intentions. No more: the meteoric rise of Beyond Meat, which has soared to prominence on the back of […]
Not the full shilling: Irish skeptical of new Brexit deal
Having been stymied in his attempt to take the UK into a no-deal Brexit, Boris Johnson must now seek a new deal with the EU that somehow avoids the need for the dreaded “backstop” — a temporary customs union between the UK and EU […]
The Gubernator unloads on Trump for blocking fuel efficiency rules
It’s the battle of the improbable GOP celebrity politicians! Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California governor and star of “Kindergarten Cop” and “Twins,” has penned an op-ed in the Washington Post blasting President Donald Trump for the administration’s move to block California’s vehicle fuel efficiency standards — […]
The world must join forces to save Amazon
Saving the Amazon rain forest, now under assault by Brazilian farmers and ranchers with the explicit assent of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, will be a global project requiring international cooperation by governments, citizens, and corporate interests, argues the Financial Times editorial board in an […]