
The Government should require larger employers (over 250 staff) to collect and publish core information on their employment and pay of disabled people, argues a new report from the London School of […]
The Government should require larger employers (over 250 staff) to collect and publish core information on their employment and pay of disabled people, argues a new report from the London School of […]
Trump’s use of social media has provoked outrage, but like many of his predecessors, the president is a symbol of the age. “My use of social media is not Presidential – it’s MODERN […]
A new paper finds empty houses and longer commutes are two of the consequences of a planning-induced housing shortage in Britain that has been brewing for decades. King Henry VIII’s Mound in […]
Overweight mothers are more likely than those classed as being of a healthy weight to stop breastfeeding in the first week after having a baby and less likely to continue past four […]
How can Britain’s built environment become more efficient? Professor Paul Cheshire discusses his latest contribution to urban planning. Urban planning is both a perennial challenge and a British preoccupation. Amid declining high-streets and […]
People who regularly watch television shows that glamourise fame, luxury, and the accumulation of wealth – like The Apprentice and Made in Chelsea -are potentially more likely to be in favour of […]
Employees who feel able to speak openly about their depression with their managers are more productive at work than employees whose managers avoid talking to them about their condition, says new research […]
What makes cities thrive? Is it proximity to natural resources like rivers, oceans or energy reserves? Or does the cumulative effect of population increases stimulate waves of economic activity such as restaurants, […]
The introduction of a uniform national minimum wage for the first time in Germany in 2015 did not lead to an increase in unemployment, new research from the London School of Economics […]
In many African countries mobile phones outnumber adults, with the near universal coverage allowing direct communication with entire populations. A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows mobile technology, […]
In the early days of the internet, the view that it would liberate, inform and empower people as a force for good was widely held. But following a series of scandals, where […]
Adult children who return to live with their parents, the so-called ‘boomerang generation’, cause a significant decline in parents’ quality of life and well-being, according to new LSE research. The cost of […]
Artificial intelligence (AI), unmanned and autonomous machines and other new technologies should be embraced by Western militaries so they are equipped to face the threats of the digital age, argues a new […]
The two major political events on the world stage in 2016 – Brexit and the election of Donald Trump – have ushered in a new phenomenon: intense voter hostility towards people with […]