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Cash matters. It probably matters more in a capitalist society than anywhere else. We look at whether the “cash nexus” and all its works stack up in a good or bad way.

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Happily, we’re happy

Why we posted this: Lots of influential books have argued that capitalism makes us unhappy. Luckily, the tide is turning. People are at last looking at the real evidence. More »

Themes: Money. Posted by Richard D North on May 15th, 2008

“Think big to feed the Bottom Billion”

Why we posted this: Paul Collier is valuable and realistic on helping the “bottom billion”. More »

Themes: Food / Green. Posted by Richard D North on April 17th, 2008

Helping the poor buy food

Why we posted this: It’s the beginning of serious thinking about a major new problem. More »

Themes: Food / Green. Posted by Richard D North on April 17th, 2008

Business trusted after all!

Why we posted this: This long-running and credible survey has useful surprises and flaws.  More »

Themes: Media / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 14th, 2008

Bogus consumer research and PR

Why we posted this: The internet is changing consumer behaviour – that much we know. However, much of the research which claims to inform us about its wider implications is not credible. Here’s a classic example from KRC Research and Weber Shandwick who should know better. More »

Themes: Media / Money / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 14th, 2008

Big Pharma’s new deals

Why we posted this: It’s important to understand the new relationships Big (bad old) Pharma is forging with governments and charities to provide medicines at low prices. More »

Themes: Big Pharma / Money. Posted by Richard D North on April 11th, 2008

Is PR a licence to lie?

Why we posted this: PR professional event hosted by PRWeek debated whether PRs had a duty to tell the truth. By a narrow majority of 138 to 124, the audience voted that they did not. This is an important minefield. More »

Themes: Media / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 11th, 2008

Jamie’s school dinner howler

Why we posted this: The Daily Telegraph usefully helped us see that Jamie Oliver’s “successful” school dinners campaign may have done harm as well as good (as well as being loud-mouthed and sometimes misinformed). More »

Themes: Campaigning / Food / Media / Politics. Posted by Richard D North on April 9th, 2008