5G, Huawei and a technology tipping point
The US-China trade war has already seen various skirmishes, around intellectual property, steel and soya. One, however, is shaping up to be a battleground that…
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Brexit is now all about the art of the possible
Theresa May’s current political strategy seriously risks running into a dead-end from which it will only be possible for a new prime minister, taking a…
Maxwell’s Brexit: A case of intangible destruction
Strip away from Brexit the bitterness, debate and division and what is left – an abrupt change of circumstance with a future that is unknowable,…
Brexit reality: the UK is part of Europe
A shallow stretch of water between mainland Europe and mainland UK does not separate the United Kingdom from the consequences of what happens in Europe….
Political peace in the UK is unlikely
Can the United Kingdom as currently constituted survive Brexit? Probably not, suggests Murray Ritchie. Later this month Britain’s House of Lords will debate the future…
Even in 2019, some are more equal than others
Dave Rawlings says there’s merit in the idea that we want the brightest among us to be running things, but poses the question: do we…
Party strategists struggle to woo voters
There is a deep sense of frustration about how to stop and reverse the breakdown of understanding between ordinary people and the political leaders and…
The politics of research and science
Australia’s conservative coalition government has been caught intervening in the allocation of research funding. Labor is promising a comprehensive review of the country’s research needs…
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Maxwell’s Brexit: A case of intangible destruction
Strip away from Brexit the bitterness, debate and division and what is left – an abrupt change of circumstance with a future that is unknowable,…
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Maxwell’s Consumer: seeking a sustainable world
The recent uprising of the Gilets Jaunes in France is one idiosyncratic national reaction to a global problem. But global problems demand global answers and…
Maxwell’s Entrepreneur: finding the edge
If there is a powerful take-home message from last week – for chief-execs and business students alike – the succinct observations of Ray Dalio, founder…
A workforce revolution is coming – how ready are you?
As we shift to the gig economy, many executives do not know how large their real workforces are – or how to take care of…
Analysis: Amazon and the power of capital
On the 150th anniversary of the publication of Karl Marx’s Das Kapital, we add our energy-dissipative view of the interactions of labour and capital in…
Analysis: an Apple that just keeps on rising
Imagine Apple Inc. as a quintessentially huge machine fuelled by investment, converting labour into value and, via sales, into revenue and profit. John Egan looks beyond…
‘Consumptivity’: the heartbeat of a modern economy
At the heart of a modern economy there beats a pacemaker with a rhythm that in large part sets its productivity, its exchange rates and…
