New Prime Minister Liz Truss’s stated agenda of cutting business taxes in a bid to bolster investment in the UK has been questioned by a “progressive thinktank”, which has said that the country’s low headline rate of Corporation Tax under recent Conservative governments has not had such an effect. At the time of typing, new Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng was...

In a development that will turn the heads of many a client of ours looking to launch an AML-compliant ICO, a new set of rankings has been released showing the UK as the second friendliest country to crypto firms.  The rundown was put together by Coincub, which analyses different countries’ crypto economies. Topping the list for crypto friendliness was Singapore, with the island...

Yes, we know… no one wants to keep on talking about the cost-of-living crisis. However, the fact remains that at the time of typing, the squeeze on many people’s budgets is not going away – at least anytime soon. That, in turn, might have prompted you to look again at previously carefully laid plans for the use of your wedding budget. If so, you’ll need to be even more...

There are good reasons why the Costa del Sol region of Spain is so frequently referred to as the ‘Costa del Golf’ – more than 70 of them, in fact, this being the number of courses available to be experienced between Torre del Mar and Sotogrande. You won’t find such a rich concentration of golf courses anywhere else in Europe. So, if you’re looking for somewhere...

The summer season is fast approaching, but there is still time to book an unforgettable adventure for your teenagers. If you're seeking an extraordinary experience that combines fun and adventure; service learning; cultural immersion; and personal growth, look no further than our meaningful teen summer travel programs.  However, with limited spaces remaining, you will need to act quickly...

Talk to almost anyone who appreciates the aesthetics of desire, and they’ll tell you there’s just something “about” the colour red. It is, of course, a colour that stands out in more or less any context, even if you are simply walking past someone wearing a red shirt in the supermarket. However, it is also a hue that evokes a sense of passion, energy, and confidence...

The considerable stresses and strains of the last few years – geopolitical, social, and economic – have certainly created circumstances in which many shoppers yearn for the escapism promised by retail therapy.  Intriguingly, however, companies across the apparel, fashion, and luxury (AF&L) sector have often fared quite differently to each other in recent times, with the...

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a wearable patch that can be applied on the skin, painlessly delivering drugs using ultrasonic waves that create tiny channels for medication to be absorbed into the body. According to the researchers, the patch could be adapted for the delivery of hormones, muscle relaxers, and other drugs through the skin. Using...

All too much evidence down the years indicates that many of us just don’t get enough sleep; this could be the case for as many as one in three adults.  It is believed that most adults require about seven to eight hours sleep every night. And you’re probably familiar with some of the obvious ill effects of not getting enough of it, such as feeling crabby and unrefreshed the next...

In a recent article of ours, we wrote about the Customer Interaction Cube, which provides a structure setting out no fewer than eight different types of customer interaction, based on factors including the emotional importance, urgency, and complexity of the customer’s query.  Even the structure outlined by this 2x2x2 cube, however, can only ever represent a relative simplification...