The Conservative Party and the youth of Britain have seldom enjoyed a cordial relationship. From increasing tuition fees to enabling a corrupted job market and neglecting the climate crisis, the Tories of the last two […]
The Coronavirus Crisis: How Bad is it Really?
Although Covid-19 is yet to cause an economic crisis quite as severe as the well-known ‘Great Depression’ governments’ financial support will not be able to stop the recession that is brewing. A new depression is […]
Japanese Economy Heads for Recession
Following a rise in sales tax, a major typhoon, weak global demand, and the outbreak of coronavirus, Japan’s economy slumped at an annual rate of 6.3%, across the final quarter of 2019, the fasted rate […]
Giving Birth To A Recession
A paper entitled ‘Is Fertility a Leading Economic Indicator’ concludes that the rate of women becoming pregnant begins to fall several months before the start of a recession. The research team, comprising economists from the […]
Art | The Most Expensive Paintings of All Time
Sotheby’s art auction last week cements the fact that even in our less-than-stable economic climate, the value of good art is on the rise every day- and people are certainly willing to pay good money […]
Why Arts and Culture Matter in a Recession
As we teeter on the edge of a triple-dip recession in a manner akin to Russell Crowe’s suicidal Javert on his Parisian pont, you could be forgiven for entertaining the thought that such ostentatious cultural […]