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Jun 9th 2011By BagehotIN A country as secular as modern Britain, it is not every day that the Archbishop of Canterbury (the avuncular-looking bearded chap last seen officiating at the...

Jun 7th 2011By BagehotTHERE are lots of reasons to worry about the coalition's relaunch of its big plan to reform the National Health Service, backed today by a speech from...

Jun 3rd 2011By BagehotARE coalition governments good for reform? According to an argument advanced by centrist Conservatives since the 2010 general election, David Cameron was lucky to find himself forced...

Jun 2nd 2011By BagehotIN THE first in an occasional series, Bagehot would like to suggest that there are some things that Britain gets spectacularly right. One of them is a...

Jun 2nd 2011By BagehotTHE BRITISH press has reacted with indignation but also much soul-searching this morning, after the Football Association (FA) of England failed wretchedly in its bid to postpone...

Darren Robb/Getty ImagesTraditional approaches to contract negotiation, heavily focused on risk mitigation, are increasingly misaligned with business needs. New research shows that while companies spend considerable time haggling over legal...

J Studios/Getty ImagesPlanned obsolescence has generated reliable revenue streams, but at a devastating cost: mounting environmental waste, eroding customer trust, and missed opportunities for deeper customer relationships. As sustainability concerns...

seb_ra/Getty ImagesWhile AI has the potential to solve major problems, organizations embarking on such journeys of often encounter obstacles. They include a dearth of high-quality data; too many possible solutions;...

December 18, 2024 Glossier launched in 2014 as an e-commerce, direct-to-consumer makeup and skincare brand aimed at millennial women. From the start, Glossier’s founder Emily Weiss built a strong digital...

December 18, 2024 When you think of “office politics,” you might picture someone hoarding information or taking credit for others’ work. While negative stereotypes persist, learning to navigate office politics...