(19-Feb-2010)
The topic of how different generations are bearing the brunt of the Great Recession may not make front page headlines, but it’s simmering beneath the surface, particularly in Britain.
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(12-Feb-2010)
Marriage is frequently in the news; behind the headlines of celebrity affairs by Tiger Woods and John Terry, or the battle over legality of same-sex marriages, or the debate over the extent of damage caused by divorce, there lies the dilemma over whether marriage is a public or private issue.
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(05-Feb-2010)
Last week Tony Blair addressed the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war, expressing again his convictions that invading Iraq in March 2003 was the right thing to do. “I had to take this decision as Prime Minister....
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(22-Jan-2010)
On Tuesday the board of British chocolate manufacturer Cadbury recommended shareholders to accept the offer from US food giant Kraft – who need to borrow £7bn to pay for Cadburys.
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(15-Jan-2010)
The Chinese Academy of Sciences published a report this week estimating that there will be 24 million “bare branches” – men in China unable to find a wife – by 2020. This has its roots in the one child policy introduced 30 years ago, to curb soaring birth rates resulting from Mao’s population policy. However...
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