Former Tesco chief invests in ‘spotify for textbooks’ platform perlego with $20m funding round
Perlego, an education technology platform known as the “Spotify for textbooks,” has secured a $20m fundraising round led by Sir Terry Leahy, the former CEO of Tesco. The digital library service, which offers unlimited access to academic titles via subscription, is
Fears of Capital Gains Tax rise pushing UK farmers to exit industry, warns expert
Up to 10% of UK farmers may abandon the industry this month as concerns over rising Capital Gains Tax and reduced subsidies mount ahead of the new government’s Autumn Budget, according to Mark Chatterton, Head of Agriculture at Duncan &
Unions condemn ‘witch hunt’ against flexible working as rayner prepares employment law overhaul
Trade unions and campaign groups have criticised what they call a “witch hunt” against flexible working, as Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner prepares to launch a major overhaul of employment law designed to give workers greater control over their work
Trump’s Subsidized IVF Spells Disaster
Close-up of the in vitro fertilization procedure, with needle injecting into egg under microscope.During the most recent debate with Vice President Harris, former President Trump declared that he has “been a leader on IVF… everybody else knows it.” Trump, of
Two Societies: ‘May I Take Your Order?’ or ‘That’s an Order!’
A young waitress cheerfully takes orders from a group.In Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World, Deirdre McCloskey and I distinguish the Bourgeois Deal — ”leave me alone, and I’ll make you