A well-informed choice is not a betrayal of democracy
As the need for British common sense has become more apparent in Europe, Brexit seems to have taken a heavy toll on British common sense, Geoff Kitney writes. My family has blood…
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Have you got your Brexit parachute on yet?
Businesses in Leave’s north-east heartland are preparing for an EU deal that – good or bad – will have far-reaching consequences for the local economy, writes Adam Jezard. There was jubilation on…
Climate of division, even in the Lucky Country
Australia was once dubbed ‘the lucky country’. The difficult and divisive issue of climate change may just have put paid to that, writes Geoff Kitney. Travelling through Europe over the past month,…
So, can you ignore Donald Trump?
It’s a rhetorical question, of course, but there is a context in which it is worth asking. That context is Brexit, writes Geoff Kitney. When a narrow majority of Britons voted in…
Will May put country or party first?
Slowly but surely public opinion is turning against Brexit. Should we drop the whole idea or are we moving towards a second referendum on the terms? Murray Ritchie takes a look. Brexit…
Where charity stops and exploitation begins
Aid agencies and NGOs working in some of the most challenging social environments are having to face the problem of child grooming among their own ranks, reports James Fitzgerald. Being charitable is…
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 them, writes Adam Jezard. The world of…
Britannia makes waves with £20bn ‘down-payment’
Since Britain voted to leave the EU a vocal group of conservative opinion leaders have been urging the Australian government to take a proactive role in supporting the British decision in every…
Leadership and the power of metaphor
As a general rule it’s important to avoid ‘mind reading’ or assuming you know what another person is thinking, writes Dave Rawlings. At first sight it might look like a variety of…
Barclays eyes Scotland as post-Brexit base
Glasgow is cost-friendly, has a good workforce – and might be in the EU when independent, staff reporters are told. Barclays’ headquarters in London could be in name only in a post-Brexit…