Holiday Sickness Isn’t Always a Buffet Problem
When holiday illness strikes at scale, the instinct is to blame food. But repeated outbreaks raise a harder question: what if the failure sits upstream, inside the systems guests never see?
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The Early-Warning Deprivation Monitor: why councils should stop reading the past and start pricing the next 12 months
England already has a national “league table” of deprivation. It’s useful. It’s also late. By the time an area has “proven” itself as deprived in the official stats, the costs are already embedded: school absence,… The Early-Warning Deprivation Monitor: why councils should stop reading the past and start pricing the next 12 months
The National Parking Platform — and the Platform War It Unlocks
The Current Position: Fragmentation by Design Today, parking in the UK still functions as a patchwork of semi-feudal systems. Local authorities typically award exclusive contracts to a single parking app provider. Cross a council boundary… The National Parking Platform — and the Platform War It Unlocks
Netflix, FIFA, and the Quiet Return of Cloud Gaming
If FIFA really does return under the Netflix umbrella, it will not be a nostalgic revival of a football game. It will be a strategic signal. Not a console war.Not a “Netflix is becoming a… Netflix, FIFA, and the Quiet Return of Cloud Gaming
The Demographic Trap We Built With Bricks
Britain’s ageing crisis is not cultural. It is architectural. The UK’s demographic problem is not a mystery, and it is not the result of shifting values or declining aspirations. It is the predictable outcome of… The Demographic Trap We Built With Bricks
Apprenticeships Are Capital Formation — And the UK Forgot the Payback
For years, apprenticeships in the UK have been framed as a social programme: a way to support young people, signal fairness, and demonstrate commitment to skills. The language is always positive. The funding announcements are… Apprenticeships Are Capital Formation — And the UK Forgot the Payback
Manchester United: Did the Glazers Just Place a Bet and Win?
In 2005, the Glazer family bought Manchester United with a mountain of debt and a wave of protests at their backs. Two decades later, the club’s value has multiplied, the family has taken dividends, and… Manchester United: Did the Glazers Just Place a Bet and Win?
China’s Plateau: Why the World Stopped Talking About a Coming Superpower
For most of the 2010s, China was framed as the inevitable successor to the United States — a rising superpower whose economic momentum looked unstoppable. Western businesses treated it as the future. Governments treated it… China’s Plateau: Why the World Stopped Talking About a Coming Superpower
Why Morocco Is the Gulf’s New Frontier
For years, the story of Gulf investment was predictable: Dubai bought skyscrapers, Qatar bought football clubs, and Saudi Arabia bought everything else. But in the last decade, billions have quietly flowed somewhere unexpected — Morocco.… Why Morocco Is the Gulf’s New Frontier
Why Britain Must Start Charging for Stormwater
The invisible flaw in Britain’s wastewater system — and the reform that could actually fix it. Britain’s rivers are polluted. Storm overflows dominate headlines. Water companies are blamed. Politicians argue about investment, fines and regulation.… Why Britain Must Start Charging for Stormwater