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Mergers Between Two Firms

Mergers Between Two Firms

Ethan Harry Wood Mergers between two big firms can have widely varied effects on the consumer. Research suggests that without checks and regulations, mergers can lead to the transformation of a competitive market into an oligopoly or monopoly due to underlying industry conditions. Mergers often occur in order to achieve

Brutalism: Not so concrete philosophy

Brutalism: Not so concrete philosophy

Otto Bajwa Greenwood In the 1940s and 50s, Swiss architect, Le Corbusier, had a sleek and disciplined vision of engineering, hoping to inject virility and life into concrete in a way that had never really been seen before. The post-war landscape, to which he was responding, was a time of

Economics In the Fantasy World

Economics In the Fantasy World

Kammesh Atputhajeyam What Is FPL? FPL (Fantasy Premier League) is a fantasy football game which is currently played by 10,331,796 people. To understand how economic principles are applicable to this game, we must understand how the game works. The goal is to assemble a team comprising of 15

Kafka’s “The metamorphosis” and Kierkegaardian despair

Kafka’s “The metamorphosis” and Kierkegaardian despair

Alex Law “The Metamorphosis” written by Czech Author Franz Kafka in 1915 tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a travelling merchant who awakens one morning to find himself transformed into a “monstrous insect”. The absurdist tone of the novella is rapidly elucidated as Gregor is seemingly more horrified by his

How religion influences politics

How religion influences politics

Kari Gill Religion and politics are so closely entwined, and this has been fundamentally demonstrated throughout history. Conventional societies show us that many religious leaders are also modelling more secular and civil figures, highlighting the importance of religious beliefs when it comes to moral, ethical, and political decision-making. However, many

The role of silence in Spain's transition to democracy

The role of silence in Spain's transition to democracy

Gauri Khanna Over the summer, I immersed myself in ‘The Ghosts of Spain’, a book describing the journey of award-winning journalist Giles Tremlett as he travels through the nation, uncovering its hidden past and the ways history has shaped it. On reading the introduction, I agreed with his emphasis on

How can the UK government and international partners reduce global extreme poverty?

How can the UK government and international partners reduce global extreme poverty?

Jacob Corne Before the policies that the UK government and international partners could introduce to reduce global extreme poverty are discussed, it is important to recognise a key distinction. Whilst poverty affects nearly half of the world’s population (United Nations, no date), extreme poverty narrows the scope to around