In this issue

October 04, 2021

The problems caused by Brexit are here to stay

It is two years since the last, proper, in-person Conservative Party conference. Two years ago, when the party gathered in Manchester, as it does again now, there was barely a square inch of wall space not plastered with three words: “Get Brexit Done.” A couple of months later, Brexit did get done.

3 mins

Offshore Financial Dealings Of World Leaders Exposed

The secret offshore wealth of more than 300 world leaders, politicians and influential figures in the business world has been revealed in one of the largest ever leaks of financial data.

2 mins

Tory MPs appeal to Johnson to delay £6bn benefit cut

Boris Johnson is facing appeals from within his own party to delay a £6bn welfare cut by six months to help get the country’s poorest families through a cost-of-living crunch expected this winter.

6 mins

‘The common man's feeling the pinch. Feels more like levelling down to me'

Ahead of a white paper on the government’s flagship agenda, voters in Scunthorpe wonder if anything will really change

6 mins

London Marathon returns after its pandemic hiatus

Junior doctor becomes fastest UK runner on first attempt

4 mins

Support researchers or risk academic brain drain after Covid, warns Oxford expert

A leading expert from the University of Oxford has warned of the prospect of an academic “brain drain” in the wake of the Covid pandemic if more is not done to support scientists with their research.

4 mins

‘We're desperate for hope'

Scientist Katharine Hayhoe is on a mission to inspire the public to not abandon their role in creating a greener future. She shares her tips for positivity with Daisy Dunne

4 mins

Black Victorian Circus Owner Should Be Taught In Schools, Say Academics

He was one of 19th-century England’s most famous circus owners and greatest showmen. Pablo Fanque put on some of the era’s most lavish spectacles in some of its grandest big tops.

4 mins

The Indian State That Went From Covid Hero To Hotbed

Once hailed for its public health response, Kerala is now contributing well over half the country’s daily new infections

6 mins

A Taxing Week, Even For Battle-Hardened Veterans

For women working in the media the news cycle recently has been particularly tough to handle, says Victoria Richards

2 mins

My deciding to be a TW*T caused a small office revolt

Trudy caved to pressure and opted to change which days she’d work in the office – and managed to have one more big blowout before going sober for October.

5 mins

THE STINGING SIXTIES

New BBC period drama ‘Ridley Road’ shows that extremism can emerge from everyday life – and exposes an era that was about much more than flower power, writes Ed Cumming

3 mins

Are Financial Firms Taking The Climate Crisis Seriously?

Lloyds Bank this morning releases research showing that UK financial institutions increasingly see tackling climate change as a strategic priority. James Moore examines the evidence

3 mins

The Non-Profit Fixing Our Broken Education System

Schools around Europe are struggling and it will be the next generation who will suffer most. Salvatore Nigro, CEO of JA Europe, is determined to fix this. Martin Friel speaks to him

5 mins

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