The UK government’s love affair with tech-enabled surveillance knows no bounds.More
Things Are Getting Messy In Draghi’s Italy
Sixteen percent of the country’s officially employed workforce just lost their jobs (temporarily for the moment). And as one would expect, they’re not happy. More
Bayer Loses Plot As Mexican Government Enforces Ban on GMO Imports
Bayer branded Mexico’s behaviour as “unscientific”, a popular term of insult these days.More
Chicago Boys’ 100% Private Pension System in Chile Is in Big Trouble
Once touted by its creator as the “Mercedes Benz” of pensions, Chile’s defined contribution scheme is suffering major outflows. More
UK Nurses Threaten to Strike After Government Offers Measly Below-Inflation Pay Rise
With vax mandates looming and industrial action on the table, the UK’s overstretched National Health Service could be in for a winter of even more discontent.More
Inflation Is Back With a Vengeance in Latin America
After last year’s economic carnage, the spectre of runaway inflation is the last thing the region needs. More
Banks Around World Are Suffering Big Outages, Leaving Millions of Customers in Lurch At Worst Possible Time
Twenty banks (some suffering repeated outages), six countries (one in lockdown), five continents, tens of millions of unhappy customers.More
UK’s National Health Service Still Playing Fast and Loose With Patients’ Health Data
This time it’s patients’ biometrics — their most sensitive data of all — that appear to be at risk.More
HSBC Bet the Bank on China, Now It’s Paying the Price
The UK’s biggest bank is exposed to Evergrande and the Chinese real estate market. It’s also trapped in the middle of an escalating economic war between the world’s two superpowers. More
Mexico’s AMLO Just Made Washington and Ottawa an Offer They’ll Probably Refuse
AMLO’s proposal: to build an alliance of states within Latin American and the Caribbean, and then pursue economic integration with the United States and Canada. More
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