Category: Opinion

In Search of Taste is the new, quarterly food and wine publication for the culturally conscious. Sumptuously produced, free of advertising and compiled by a host of distinguished contributors, each a scholar in their chosen field, In Search of Taste delivers to its global readership a compendium of stunningly illustrated features surpassed only by its effervescent writing style. […]

The rush for risky commodities as investors dump the dollar is only just beginning, says Price Behaviour expert Mike Baghdady… China shocked the market earlier this year when it revealed its gold reserves had doubled in five years, not least because Beijing had been quietly buying under the counter from its own mines. It seemed […]

If you polled the top 10 financial experts where the FTSE or S&P will be this time next year you will get a range from 3300-5600 or 600-1100 respectively… So don’t let other people with incentives that are not based around you, but are based against a market, with a history of lemming like decisions, […]

There are two main types of professional trader today, but only one will win out in the future… The first group work for institutions and trading companies, with many now finding themselves in the midst a storm of layoffs and bankruptcies. These traders partially caused the present chaos by operating under lacklustre risk management procedures. […]

Cuban and South American journalists have gathered to honor the 50th anniversary of the death of the last journalist killed in Cuba. Carlos Bastidas was only 23 years of age when he was assassinated by Fulgencia Batista’s secret police after having visited Fidel Castro’s forces in the Sierra Maestra Mountains. Edmundo Bastidas, Carlos’ brother, told […]

Major European firms are the main culprits of bribery and corruption abroad… Capital has made the world smaller. Businesses from developed countries enter emerging markets to build scale on a daily basis. As a result people are wealthier and economies stronger: China, India, Brazil, Russia, Nigeria and most of Latin America are notable examples. A […]

Public boarding schools are some of the best schools in Britain, but as a system to grow up in, they cannot be reduced to numbers and tables… Across the country, the fairytale education will soon be coming to an end for thousands of privileged pupils. When this summer eventually dawns, it will represent a seismic […]

The size zero debate rages on, yet the details are as slim as the models. Just who are these 'young girls' who are susceptible to eating problems, and what lies behind their disordered eating? The need for young women to have a healthy body image is clear, but could thousands of girls be at risk […]