Leader: From believing in absurdities to committing atrocities
The most shocking thing about Breivik is how many people agree with his opinions. How should a free society respond to terror? After the attacks of 11 September 2001, the US and the UK curtailed civil...
View ArticleReview: Beauty
The most disturbing study of repression you'll see all year. Every film is perfect during those few seconds after the lights go down, the curtains part and the projector starts whirring. Some maintain...
View ArticleStudents must address ticking-time-bomb of inequality
Students have a role in bridging communities given socio-economic divisions and a new higher education environment.Higher education and its recent funding reforms, with headlines stressing cuts, should...
View ArticleRight to reply: free schools are not divisive
There is no evidence that free schools will damage their neighbours. I was slightly disappointed that Lisa Nandy saw fit to attack the West London Free School in the course of making her case against...
View ArticleeBay's first-quarter net income soars 20 per cent
Results driven by higher revenue from PayPal and strong sales at its e-commerce sites.The online shopping website eBay has reported a net income of $570m for the first quarter ended 31 March 2012 – an...
View ArticleMorning Call: pick of the papers
The ten must-read comment pieces from this morning's papers.1. On fracking and wind we are having the wrong debates (Guardian) Discussion of climate change and the wider public interest has been...
View ArticleOpinionomics | 19 April 2012
Must-read comment and analysis. Featuring the drug trade, masters of the universe, and crippling austerity.1. Latin America: A toxic trade (Finanical Times) While many of the region’s economies are...
View ArticleBP reaches $7.8bn oil spill settlement
The oil company pays its dues. BP has reached a settlement over claims from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The oil company said it expects to pay $7.8 bn to claimants, in one of the biggest...
View ArticleHSBC raises two billion Renminbi in the City
London hopes to become the big foreign capital for trading in the Chinese currencyHSBC yesterday held a bond auction denominated in the Chinese renminbi currency (RMB) in London. This was not only the...
View ArticleOther people's business, Thursday 19 April
Cities that shape our musical tastes, and Argentina's oil raid. 1. Argentina’s oil raid can only end badly, Financial Times. Sometimes the most obvious and tempting strategy is the stupidest, writes...
View ArticleAbortion provider BPAS under attack from hackers
Following the arrest of a hacker who planned to publish women's details, there have been 2,500 attempts to hack BPAS.Last week, a 27 year old man was jailed for stealing the personal details of 10,000...
View ArticleImage of the day: Lickable elevator
The most stupid innovation ever?Pick up a Roald Dahl book and you're flooded with inspiring ideas, wise counsel and practical tips for getting through life: never trust women in gloves; when poaching...
View ArticleBA price-fixing fine halved
The OFT have slashed BA's fuel surcharge fine. The Office of Fair Trading has halved a fine it imposed on British Airways. In 2007 BA admitted to colluding with Virgin to fix prices on long-haul...
View ArticleThree more arrests made in Elveden corruption probe
Police arrest three people over alleged payments by journalists.Detectives investigating alleged illegal payments to public officials by journalists arrested another three people this morning including...
View ArticleThe high cost of maternity leave
Rising living expenses mean that few new mothers are able to stay at home for the entirety of their time off.In a study of more than 1,000 new mothers carried out by EasyInsites for uSwitch.com, 28.3...
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In pictures: World's top 10 restaurants
Alinea, the avant-garde Chicago restaurant headed by chef Grant Achatz, was recently named the world's top restaurant in a new guide by Elite Traveler magazine. Here's some snaps showing how you could...
View ArticleIn the Critics this week
American writing special with Mark Greif, Heidi Julavits, Jonathan Safran Foer, Ben Marcus and Shalom Auslander.The bulk of the Critics section of this week’s New Statesman is devoted to an American...
View ArticlePolice pursue cases against "Brooks, Thurlbeck and Hill"
11 suspects face the prospect of criminal charges. Rebekah Brooks could face charges over perverting the course of justice Neville Thurlbeck 'pleased that the legal process is moving forward'...
View ArticleSun set to open new Manchester HQ for the North
The UK's biggest-selling newspaper is set to expand, sources say. The Sun is planning to open a new Manchester HQ eight years after closing its base in the city, according to sources at the paper....
View ArticleIMF survey warns of deleveraging risk
Banks hold too few assets, while credit remains scarce.In a new report, the IMF has warned that the pressure on European banks to deleverage could jeopardise wider stability in the continent, and...
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