Contrary to claims made by feminists, a recent study finds no evidence that women face a ‘pink tax’ when shopping for bathroom products. And don’t accuse the authors of ‘sexism’ – all three of them are women.
The economic turmoil of recent days was triggered by a budget announcement. But the root cause is high energy prices and now that the Nordstream pipelines have been sabotaged, there's no way out.
Markets have been spooked by the prospect of the severe Shanghai lockdown – now in its fourth week – being extended to Beijing as one district in the city is sealed off following a few dozen positive Covid tests.
Lockdown-loving states New York and California are among the worst overall pandemic performers while freedom-loving states Florida and South Dakota are among the best, new research by a leading US think tank has found.
President Joe Biden has blamed the 70 million Americans who have not been vaccinated against Covid of slowing down the country's economy, pledging to move forward with vaccine mandates "wherever I can".
The Government borrowed £10.4 billion in July, the second-highest figure for July since records began. Following a year of lockdowns, U.K. national debt stands at more than £2.2 trillion.
One in 16 U.K. firms could close in the next quarter, according to a new study that suggests a million jobs are at risk as lockdown support schemes come to an end.
Countries that have permanently shut their borders in a misguided effort to reduce Covid infections to zero are heading for economic disaster. Thank God we ignored Independent SAGE and avoided this hair-brained strategy.
