[The Domestic Revolution: How the Introduction of Coal into Victorian Homes Changed Everything, by Ruth Goodman, Liveright Publishing Corporation; 2020. xxi + 330 pp.] The subtitle of Ruth Goodman’s book The Domestic Revolution doesn’t come close to describing what this ...
A Cato Institute associate has declared the development of the covid-19 vaccines to be a free-market “triumph.” The only thing that has triumphed in this sorry episode has been the rapid growth of coercive government power. Original Article: Contra CATO: COVID-19 Vaccinations Are ...
In my experience of public policy discussions, one of the most frequent weasel words used as an intended trump (not Trump) card has been “fair.” Like another commonly played political trump card, “need,” fairness does not have a clear meaning. ...
MADE Smarter, a programme helping SME manufacturers access technology and digital skills, is to be rolled out to Scotland. The Government has committed to expanding the Made Smarter Adoption Programme to all nine English regions in 2025-26 before working with ...
More businesses are shutting down than starting up for the first time in 12 years, official data shows. The number of businesses closing down jumped by 5 per cent year-on-year to hit 345,000 last year, pushing the so-called “business death ...
The largest industrial companies have won what the chancellor described as “the largest business tax cut in modern British history”, a £10 billion-a-year break on investment in plant and machinery. Full expensing, the temporary tax break brought in by Rishi ...
Nissan is to commit to making future electric versions of its two best selling cars in Sunderland. The Japanese carmaker will announce on Friday that its new electric Qashqai and Juke models will be made at the site, helping to ...
UK Export Finance (UKEF) announces today at its annual conference that it is introducing more flexible, fast-track financing for small businesses – making it easier than ever for UK firms to sell in international markets. The export credit agency has ...
While the nation may be enjoying a bargain or two this week, a new study has uncovered that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are among the highest anxiety drivers among SME owners. According to the SME Mental Health Report 2023, ...
LIMA — Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers in the last six decades due to climate change, according to a new government inventory released on Wednesday. Peru holds 68% of the world’s tropical glaciers and warming temperatures have ...