PFI: a costly mistake?
PFI: a costly mistake?
The UK's private finance initiative was designed as an alternative way to fund the building of hospitals, schools and ot... Read more
5 Feb 2018
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20mins
How to fix Britain's privatised railways
How to fix Britain's privatised railways
There are two ways of looking at Britain’s rail privatisation story. If you focus on usage, it looks like a success. But... Read more
29 Jan 2018
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22mins
Is Britain's privatisation model broken?
Is Britain's privatisation model broken?
Years of austerity and rising bills in the UK have eroded the consensus that private companies could run utilities more ... Read more
22 Jan 2018
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28mins
Afghan trailblazers
Afghan trailblazers
Afghanistan has made great strides in areas of womens' education and employment, in spite of the insecurity and violence... Read more
3 Nov 2016
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18mins
Cambodia falls for China's corporate embrace
Cambodia falls for China's corporate embrace
China has a controversial history in Cambodia, where it was the main foreign supporter of the genocidal Khmer Rouge in t... Read more
8 Sep 2016
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10mins
Is Isis winning the cyberwar against the west?
Is Isis winning the cyberwar against the west?
Was Omar Mateen persuaded by Islamist propaganda to carry out his attack on the Orlando nightclub? How can western secur... Read more
1 Jul 2016
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14mins
McKinsey's secretive investment arm
McKinsey's secretive investment arm
McKinsey, one of the world’s most influential consulting firms, has built up a secretive $5bn internal investment arm th... Read more
8 Jun 2016
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8mins
Unravelling how the secrecy industry works
Unravelling how the secrecy industry works
Through his investigation into the London operations of Swiss bank BSI, Tom Burgis has looked into the nuts and bolts of... Read more
11 May 2016
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16mins
America's prairie tax haven
America's prairie tax haven
South Dakota's role as a prairie tax haven has gained unwanted attention since the release of the Panama Papers, an inve... Read more
9 May 2016
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7mins
The Panama Papers and the role of tax havens
The Panama Papers and the role of tax havens
The leaked “Panama Papers” show how a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, secretly shepherded a web of offshore accoun... Read more
4 Apr 2016
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14mins