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"Identifying everyday problems in the home and solving them through intelligently designed products." That, according to a celebratory in London's Times recently, is the mission statement of an 'innovative functional homeware' brand now turning twenty; Joseph Joseph. From the same piece, an insight into

Back in November '22, the OECD published its 2023 GDP forecasts. Although without decent track record in such divinations, most leading market economies will, it projected, see growth. A problem pair did exist though; Germany & UK. If '23 is to see a contraction in these major countries

Back in November '22, of Elon Musk's many 'first 100 days' decisions which grippingly broke out beyond the Twitterverse - and several were superbly transparent live A/B testing actions - one which struck me was the short-term hiring of apparently renowned hacker and coding

This concept was coined Jan 21. Its name itself deriving from a meme trove surrounding photoshopping a cute dog. Often spelt 'doge', pronounced 'dodge'. Urban Dictionary helpfully lists its definitions. Including those unprintable here. Suffice to say, its 'can't do attitude', '

169. Way, way too many. That's how many Sustainable Development Goals the Elites set ourselves in 2015. To be hit by 2030. So much worthiness contained therein. Even the most hardened of cynic-cum-conspiracist couldn't fault to champion at least a fair few. Yet, the analysis [sub&

For every pound spent on something, how much ought that business expect to flow back their way? It's an age-old way of viewing investment. Supposedly easier in our new age of CapEx to OpEx switch to subs-style purchasing. Yet it remains a tricky calc. There's often

The week before Christmas saw a nursing strike in the UK. Everyone seems to feel they "deserve" more money. No-one seems to want to pay for them to have it though. Amid this most alarming of industrial action, despite claiming a decade of real-term wage deflation, the socialist-leaning