Our obligation to the memory of the victims of 9/11
Have we learned from 9/11? From my own experience reporting sporadically across the region for over three decades, my fear is that we have not.
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Have we learned from 9/11? From my own experience reporting sporadically across the region for over three decades, my fear is that we have not.
If the yes camp wins next Thursday it will be, in large part, because in addition to the SNP, this “non-party” broad coalition has inspired people.
Gordon Brown’s “new powers for Scotland” may not be the last throw of the dice for the no campaign – but the proposal is undoubtedly a gambit.
As the Eurozone project goes on failing, it is dragging the institutions and economies of Europe into a zone of disrepute that will drive anti-EU sentiment here.
The UK is said to be pressing for the closure of the SWIFT bank-clearance service, which would be a big move.
Of the big macro issues – banking, debt, oil and the pound – the most critical is banking. But a desire to reject free markets, privatisation and high inequality will also play its part.
Britain is “deeply elitist” and top roles in society are dominated by Oxbridge graduates, according to a report.
Trying to “friend” victims of crime, uploading inappropriate images of colleagues and making racist comments: hundreds of police officers are investigated for their behaviour on social media.
With signs that the housing market may be cooling, first-time buyers are out in force. So who are these people and how long will the good times last?
We don’t spend much time talking about Vietnam, other than its allure as a holiday destination. But the time has come to talk about politics in this sickle-shaped nation.
The Bank of England confirms plans for a tough new regime for reckless bankers allowing bonuses to be clawed back seven years after they are awarded.
We just sent a camera out to film “Russian influence” in the City of London. As I expected, there’s a few nameplates, some doorbells and the odd logo – Alfabank, Sberbank – and that’s it.
Overnight, the pro-Russian rebels in Slaviansk, Ukraine, are reported to have quit the town, fighting their way out in one or more armoured convoys as the Ukrainian army attacked.
In order to tell the truth about the world of tabloid editors and their political friends, you have to depict a world with no light or saving human virtues.
Quantum mechanics is famously complicated, but could it be the answer to keeping data – from banking and government communications – safe from prying eyes?