Is it time to stop outsourcing?
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Problems at government contractor Capita and the collapse of Carillion are part of the same story of outsourcing gone wrong.
Trump has promised to put ‘America first’ to make it great again.
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The movement against globalisation has shifted from developing to developed countries.
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The evidence shows that PFI is always more costly relative to its publicly funded alternative – and by as much as 40% in some cases.
Protesting the Trump administration’s decision in Bethlehem.
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With a single cut in donations to a UN agency, Donald Trump has abandoned another norm of US foreign policy. The consequences could be disastrous.
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Zimbabwe’s new administration has promised to revive the country’s agricultural sector. Here’s what it needs to do.
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A new land administration system that responds to changed ownership patterns of Zimbabwe’s agricultural land is needed if the country is to harness its farming potential.
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The unresolved compensation of Zimbabwe’s evicted white farmers needs to be settled quickly, as it stands in the way of economic recovery.
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Understanding the psychology behind why we overeat can help us to consume less.
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The Conservatives seem desperate to convince us of their new green credentials.
Blair’s government introduced changes to Britain’s imigration system.
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Jeremy Corbyn should heed lessons from his Labour predecessors on immigration policy.
A storm is brewing.
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There are some huge issues at stake – and many of them are being ignored.
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The author, Nicholas Royle, believes he doesn’t deserve a Bad Sex in Fiction award. It’s just unfortunate his namesake novelist has won one.
Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar is in a tight spot domestically, but parties are united on one important point.
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The Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar is on shaky ground. But there is almost complete unity among Irish parties when it comes to one crucial matter.
Removing bodies from the Tazreen factory in 2012.
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Factories that produce fast fashion garments are still highly dangerous workplaces – and not just because they might collapse.
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The Electoral Commission has re-opened the case against the official campaign over concerns it colluded with unofficial organisations.
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German chancellor is running out of options to form a viable government.
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Salvator Mundi is the most expensive painting ever to be sold. It remains to be seen who bought it and where it will be kept.
A pupil reads the Quran during lessons at a religious school in Dakar.
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The assumption that children’s schooling decisions are mainly decided by their parents, and their fathers in particular, is not entirely accurate.
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It took more than one person to bring down the Roman Empire, but the moral decay started somewhere.
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The region relies on seasonal flooding, yet energy demand is year-round.