Sean Buchan is actively switching his banking choices. Whilst doing this, he reflects on why such a simple action faces so much resistance and inertia across...
Our oceans are littered with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of discarded fishing nets, posing a major threat to sea life everywhere. In an effort to...
A sub-committee of a pre-Norman institution will discuss a medieval legal instrument on Wednesday, in the hope of using it to regulate a modern newspaper industry....
Bees can face high levels of stress caused by pesticides, which can prevent colonies from working properly, according to a new study. Scientists from the Royal...
Skeptical Science blogger Graham Wayne unpicks the errors in Lord Lawson’s latest attack on the science of climate change. Last week, the IPCC released its latest report...
A new study has found that bees fly away from good food sources that they associate with risky predators. The research explains that bees’ fear is...
Global investment association the CFA Institute has called for a greater transparency in investment products, claiming that there is currently “poor disclosure” to investors. The calls...
General Electric (GE) has said it has an energy efficient process that can reduce the amount of toxic waste spills from fracking operations, and that it...
Building societies and other customer-owned lenders and deposit takers, known as mutuals, are continuing to play an active role in a mortgage market that is showing...
As well as psychological impacts (veering from, “I will die alone with cats”, to apparently increased levels of anger, selfishness and depression), the rise in solo...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report says unequivocally that human activity is causing global warming. Here’s how its contents have been reported by...
The UK’s political leaders must engage in an “informed, pluralistic debate” about key issues such as energy and the economy, according to a coalition of social...
More than 500 investors and savers gathered at the Old Passenger Shed in Bristol earlier this month for Triodos Bank’s annual general meeting (AGM). It was...
Something that most people can agree on is that banking culture has to change, but a fresh perspective is needed, writes a graduate analyst working at...
The energy regulator Ofgem has backed calls from the industry to speed up how long it takes consumers to switch their energy supplier. In statistics released...