20 July 2017 The Royal Mail Marshmallow The outcome of the Royal Mail pension dispute may set a key precedent. by Frank O’Nomics Nearly 50 years ago researchers in Stanford conducted a series of delayed gratification studies. Children were offered the choice between one marshmallow immediately, or 2 if they were prepared to wait for… Continue reading Issue 114:2017 07 20:The Royal Mail Marshmallow (Frank O’Nomics)
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Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Week In Brief UK
23 March 2017 Week In Brief: UK NEWS Westminster TERRORIST ATTACK: Four people, including a police officer, are dead and about another 20 injured after a car drove into people on Westminster Bridge and an officer was attacked with a knife. The police are treating it as an act of terrorism. Proceedings in the Scottish… Continue reading Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Week In Brief UK
Issue 65: 2016 08 04: Week in Brief: UK
04 August 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government News HINKLEY POINT: The Government has postponed a decision on Hinkley Point C pending a further review. The announcement, which was made just before the deal was due to be signed, took the energy industry by surprise. It is understood that EDF, the French company which was… Continue reading Issue 65: 2016 08 04: Week in Brief: UK