According to figures published in August, there are 2.23 million EU nationals working in the UK – an increase of 238,000 on the same period in 2015. An estimated 850,000 Poles live in the UK. In the part of London I know best it is quite rare to encounter British-born people working in shops, restaurants, …
To The Guardian A wise man has said that there are only two kinds of people who believe that the growth of anything can continue forever on a finite planet: idiots and economists. It was presumably one of the latter who wrote the sub-heading, “Birthrate fall is a threat to economic prosperity”. Even if GDP …
Globally, 1 in 9 adults have diabetes, and by 2030 it will be the seventh leading cause of death, according to the World Health Organization. However, the Washington Post reported on November 23rd that, although sodas, like Coca Cola, are known to be bad your health because of the danger of diabetes, it is the …
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Walmart is one ne of the most profitable corporations in the world, current profitability $132 billion. It is privately owned by one of the richest families in the world. But if you need to miss a day of work owing to illness, even if you have a doctor’s note, you may find your Walmart …
Ten years ago, in an interview with Der Spiegel magazine in March 2005, Pan Yue, China’s eloquent, young vice-minister of China’s State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) told the magazine, “the Chinese miracle will end soon because the environment can no longer keep pace.” Pan Yue added: “We are using too many raw materials to sustain …
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