WHAT A HIT MEMOIR REVEALS ABOUT WORK IN CHINA / THE ECONOMIST

Boxing days What a hit memoir reveals about work in China And about the millions of itinerant workers who powered the country’s rise An illu...

THE UK TAX SYSTEM IS A MESS -- THESE ARE PRIORITIES FOR REEVES TO REFORM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The UK tax system is a mess — these are priorities for Reeves to reform The list of inconsistencies goes on and on. Nobody should have desig...

RUSSIA`S ISSUES BEYOND UKRAINE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Russia’s Issues Beyond Ukraine By: George Friedman Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump met in Washington with the leaders of Kazakhstan, ...

HOW INTERNATIONAL CRISES HELP AUTHORITARIANS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

How International Crises Help Authoritarians In today’s increasingly multipolar world, the rise of geopolitical conflicts has been a boon fo...

DEMOCRATS RISK DRAWING THE WRONG LESSONS FROM ONE GOOD DAY / THE ECONOMIST

The meaning of Mamdani Democrats risk drawing the wrong lessons from one good day Moderate governors offer a better model than a charming so...

THE MEANING OF ZOHRAN MAMDANI / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

The meaning of Zohran Mamdani Will the New York mayoral favourite be a boon to the Democratic party, or a millstone around its neck? Guy Cha...

BRITAIN`S DECLINE AND FALL / MACLEOD FINANCE

Britain’s decline and fall British bulldog? More like a yapping chihuahua. Far-left socialism is destroying what was once the greatest natio...

CHINA NEEDS A CONSUMPTION TARGET / PROJECT SYNDICATE

China Needs a Consumption Target As Chinese leaders prepare the 15th Five-Year Plan, early signs indicate that it will focus on continuing C...