The National Living Wage is a huge economic experiment – and this week we'll find out if it's worked
We are not the only country with a productivity problem, but we're the first to use a higher wage to solve it
We are not the only country with a productivity problem, but we're the first to use a higher wage to solve it
The dozen refugees taken to the Vatican will stand as an example to leaders and governments to do the right thing
The race for City Hall has been boiled down to a debate over extremism and personal wealth. London, and all the candidates for the capital's top job, deserve better
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The real tragedy behind Brazil's impeachment saga is that an opportunity for genuine progress has been lost to avarice and ego
After his mishandling of the EU referendum and the Panama Papers, this latest scandal does nothing to assuage concerns about our Prime Minister's judgement
A German law which prevents citizens insulting a foreign head of state could come into conflict with European human rights legislation, which values freedom of political expression
Drug resistant infections will cause 10 million deaths a year worldwide by 2050, more than cancer. The world is poorly prepared to deal with a serious outbreak
The temptation for a politician who started a war is to pretend that there was no mistake and plough on. It's not rational, but it is understandable
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