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Author: Chris Welch

Chris is interested in the influence of technological companies and their effect on inequality. He is also part of the Investment Club, which manages a boy-run fund, and is a keen musician.
Business and Technology, Long Read

The End of the World Wide Web?

Growing nationalist sentiment and fears over security are giving rise to an internet broken between borders. It could spell the end for the world wide web as we know it. Continue reading The End of the World Wide Web?

Unknown's avatarChris WelchMarch 12, 2019March 27, 20231 Comment
Europe

Ahead of its Time

Spain has been living in the wrong time zone for over 70 years. The economic case for reform might now just outweigh the long-held social resistance. Continue reading Ahead of its Time

Unknown's avatarChris WelchNovember 21, 2018March 27, 2023Leave a comment
Asia

Waking up to ‘death by overwork’

Recent legislation suggests much of Japan is at last waking up to its workers’ growing risk of death from overwork. Precious little is actually changing. Continue reading Waking up to ‘death by overwork’

Unknown's avatarChris WelchOctober 22, 2018March 27, 2023Leave a comment
Book Reviews, Business and Technology

A New Age of Inequality

Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake’s ‘Capitalism Without Capital: The rise of the intangible economy’ reveals enormous new potential for businesses. It also explores the dangers. Continue reading A New Age of Inequality

Unknown's avatarChris WelchSeptember 17, 2018March 27, 2023Leave a comment
Business and Technology

Our Invisible Assets

Digital services like Netflix and Spotify are the face of a ‘subscription economy’ on a remarkable rise. The true extent of its consequences, both for the consumer and the environment, is stark. Continue reading Our Invisible Assets

Unknown's avatarChris WelchSeptember 6, 2018March 27, 2023Leave a comment

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