It is an accepted part of self-help wisdom that it takes twenty-one days to develop a new habit and make it stick. This has been found to be true in weight loss, smoking cessation, reducing alcohol consumption, and many other regimens designed to create positive money habits. It can also be applied to your … Read more
The Labour Government’s 2024 Autumn Budget brings a host of new tax measures aimed primarily at second homeowners, buy-to-let landlords, holiday lettings, and employers. These changes are designed to realign tax rates and incentivise primary home ownership while also putting employers on notice to prepare for increased costs in the coming years. For property owners … Read more
On 31 October 2024, the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent adopted an unprecedented resolution on protecting civilians against the potential human cost of digital activities during armed conflicts. This post offers a critical appraisal of the resolution’s main aspects against the background of its adoption. As will be explained, the resolution … Read more
According to TopResume, 3 out of every 4 resumes are never reviewed. This means all applicants need a way to work around the system and get through the tough filters that threaten to move your resume to the ‘trash’ pile. Enter TopResume, a resume-writing service that not only gets around the modern screening technology by … Read more
Lunch breaks during meetings have become an increasingly important setting for confidential discussions between EU leaders, write Mareike Kleine and Samuel Huntington. But while these discussions make it easier to reach agreements, they raise critical questions about the trade-off between transparency and confidentiality in EU and global governance. In October 2024, EU ministers met informally … Read more
