Laying out the frameworks and underlying structures that hold up the world we live in.
The Conservatives' Right Way booklet puts the cost of net zero at £957bn. The CCC's 2020 figures total £478bn, and its latest estimate is £108bn.
China's draft rules would give gig workers pay floors, rest breaks and limits on algorithmic decisions. How they compare with the EU, UK and Spain.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants a new voting system for Britain. Italy, the Nordic states and the US show what rules do to stability and fairness.
The Resolution Foundation wants England to swap council tax and stamp duty for a single 0.7% levy on home values. A mansion tax is already on the way, and other countries show how differently homes can be taxed.
A federal judge ordered the White House on 24 September to restore press passes for CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Days earlier, the ban left Trump speaking at his own event with no microphone to carry his words.
Germany cut fuel tax before a vote and lost. Trump promises $5,000. What pre-election handouts cost, and whether they win votes.
California orders frontier AI firms to build a kill switch and host auditors as AI leaders urge a slowdown and the US and China discuss AI alerts.
The World Bank Group mobilised a record $112 billion in private capital during its 2026 fiscal year. The lender says more of that money now reaches lower-income economies and job-rich sectors.
Understand the challenges young jobseekers face in securing graduate jobs as artificial intelligence transforms the hiring process.
Learn how GenAI users gain clear benefits in productivity and pay according to a new 50,000 person survey from PwC.
The World Wide Web Foundation is closing after 16 years of promoting an open and secure web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has announced.
Does disruptive protest actually work? The public doesn’t like it, but academics believe that it is an important part of driving change.
The first Chief Risk Officers Outlook report provides predictions for potential risks to global business in 2023.
The overall financial value of the world’s 500 biggest brands has remained steady over the last year, despite macro-economic turbulence
The Cold War didn’t end. It just paused for a few years while Russia looked around for a new set of ideological clothes. The fact is that the Russians have never been particularly friendly towards Western Europe. And the current warm Sino-Russian relationship is an...
Doom mongers are having a great time. There are negative economic signals everywhere, with predictions of recession, severe “stagflation” and an enduring cost of living crisis. Much of this has been caused by the extreme rise in energy prices, resulting from the...
The age of greenwashing has moved one step closer to its end. The Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulates listed businesses in the USA, has proposed rule changes that would require much greater transparency from its members - the largest companies in...
As Putin’s army unleashes unimaginable misery on the people of Ukraine, it seems trite to talk about the war’s impact on the world’s programmes to geologically dispose of our most harmful radioactive wastes. But the invasion is changing our world, including how...
The cost of living is rising fast, mainly as a result of sharp increases in the price of energy, food and other essential goods. So many people are looking for ways to economise without reducing their quality of life. Researchers have some good news - adopting a...
Political attitudes and beliefs have been shifting dramatically over the last few years. But, like the tides, they change direction relatively quickly. The pandemic seems to have curbed the attractiveness of ‘strong man’ leaders, but it’s also causing people to...
