Lockdown Generation: Without support, young people face a health crisis as well as an economic one July 10, 2020 What do you remember about your first job? The friends and connections you made? The skills you learned? The feeling of being able to support yourself financially? It is well known that all these factors can shape our career trajectories. That they are involved in shaping your future health outcomes and development is less widely [...]
Closing the digital divide is essential to achieving environmental justice November 30, 2023 Katia Shabanova takes a look at emerging eco initiatives which are turning to cryptocurrency to help boost contributions.
Winners is a charming celebration of childhood enthusiasm March 19, 2023 In a wonderful bit of programming, Iranian comedy-drama Winners comes out in the afterglow of the Oscars. While set many miles from Los Angeles, this charming independent movie captures the mystique and awe so many of us witness when looking up at the big screen. Winners is about the Oscars, or more specifically an Oscar. [...]
The Society of Magical Negroes review: Race satire falls flat April 24, 2024 Race satire The Society of Magical Negroes falls flat
Champions League draw: Best and worst case scenarios for Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal and Newcastle August 30, 2023 On the face of it, Thursday’s Champions League draw will be just like any other: a gathering of club suits for a glossy and unnecessarily long ceremony peppered with former stars of European football and stilted banter. But there will be something unique about this year’s draw: it will be the last to follow the [...]
The Teacher’s Lounge: German drama is an intense allegory April 17, 2024 A school becomes an allegory for society in tense German drama The Teacher’s Lounge, which was nominated for Best International Film at this year’s Oscars. Leonie Benesch stars as Carla, an idealistic new teacher at a high school where there have been a series of thefts. After one of her students is suspected, she decides [...]
Artisanal Spirits: Whisky specialist reports strong growth despite China slowdown July 18, 2024 The Edinburgh-based brand reported that earnings before interest, tax, amortization and depreciation (EBITDA) increased by £1m year on year.
Brace yourselves, the era of the ‘alternative budget’ has arrived November 20, 2023 It started when Liz Truss’s faction of 60 or so MPs, who go under the banner Conservative Growth Coalition, pre-announced – to drum up anticipation – and then two months later published their Budget for Growth.
The Notebook: It may not be popular, but tackling the housing crisis requires helping landlords too June 4, 2024 Tackling the housing crisis is no easy matter, and it requires radical change on all fronts, writes David King in today's Notebook.
UK tech leaders have high hopes for the next government June 4, 2024 As the nation gears up for its next general election, the UK tech sector is voicing its expectations for the incoming administration.