Militant Hinduism is on the rise in India with the RSS-BJP coalition demonstrating that the far right is growing worryingly active. Rooted in Hindutva - an ideology seeking to establish the hegemony of Hindus and the Hindu way of life - the ruling parties have been adopting economically disastrous policies...
Gambling and investing have long been linked. For some, gambling on the financial markets is analogous to gambling on the roulette wheel, and while there are some obvious differences, the level of financial risk coupled with the uncertainty of each bet or trade poses a somewhat closer likeness than many...
By Dominika Piasecka from The Vegan Society Asda has paved the way as the first UK supermarket to approach The Vegan Society with intention to improve the labelling of its vegan products – including vodka. The giant has started putting the Vegan Trademark on 16 different items, some of which have already...
Dr Anastasia Filippidou, Lecturer, Centre for International Security and Resilience, Cranfield University Another tragic attack in a major city. The attack follows the familiar pattern of unsophisticated, high impact attacks, as we have seen in Nice, Berlin and Ohio State University. There is nothing new in this approach. From ancient...
By Josh Coates Yet another man decided the world simply wasn’t fair and that it was time for him to take matters into his own hands today. He got in his car and drove to the seat of power in the UK to teach us all a lesson. Unfortunately for...
In the last few decades what is considered acceptable office dress code has changed considerably; according to a 2016 survey released by OfficeTeam, half of senior managers believe their workers wear less formal clothing than they did five years ago. For better or worse, notions of ‘acceptable work attire’ are...
By Simon Conington, founder of global resourcing specialist BPS World An economy thrives or dies on the talent of its workforce. At BPS World we have been at the sharp end of the UK skills crisis in some of our most critical industries, including digital and technology. Even before the...
By Amy Hanson from Small Steps Project Last week a devastating landslide of rubbish on Koshe landfill site in Addis Ababa killed over 100 people. Unfortunately this is not the first and nor will it be the last. Thousands of children currently live on landfill sites and rubbish dumps, surviving...
By Jay Williams “It’s a press trip,” I pointed out when asked to sign for our room. “I know,” replied the receptionist. “It’s just in case, you know, you throw your telly out of the window or something. You are in Brighton, after all …” I felt a flush of...