By John Gillespie A Starbucks ‘Venti’ chai tea latte contains a bewildering 52.7g grams of sugar, yet the story of Starbucks has not always been so sweet. While global revenues run into the billions, through shifting company profits Starbucks had (until 2012) managed to reduce its corporate income tax liability to an effective rate of less than 1% in the…
By John Gillespie It’s around noon. There’s a scintillating blend of putrid waste, thick petrol fumes and the scent of freshly picked jasmine flowers saturating the air. Grant Road, Mumbai is alive and bustling. It is an important area for local trade, and a busy thoroughfare for those clothed in…
By John Gillespie user:THEFUTURE For generations, jobs have been replaced by technology.…
By John Gillespie The year is 1981. Deprivation and the police’s racial…
By John Gillespie It’s around noon. There’s a scintillating blend of putrid waste, thick petrol fumes and the scent of freshly picked jasmine flowers saturating the air. Grant Road, Mumbai is alive and bustling. It is an important area for local trade, and a busy thoroughfare for those clothed in…
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By John Gillespie The year is 1981. Deprivation and the police’s racial profiling have contributed to riots across the “Liverpool 8” area of the city. In the aftermath, police stamp through the streets of Liverpool armed with riot shields and caged vans. At least one person is dead, and many…
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By John Gillespie user:THEFUTURE For generations, jobs have been replaced by technology. The mill, the cotton gin, and the desktop computer have all created new vocations while sweeping out the old with promises of efficiency and financial bounty. These developments do bring business booms, but the ensuing periods of transition…
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By John Gillespie A Starbucks ‘Venti’ chai tea latte contains a bewildering 52.7g grams of sugar, yet the story of Starbucks has not always been so sweet. While global revenues run into the billions, through shifting company profits Starbucks had (until 2012) managed to reduce its corporate income tax liability…
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