Counterfire: UCU pensions dispute: the battle is over, but the fight continues

More than a million students face a new wave of walkouts at universities across Britain, after staff voted in favour of strike action over pensions, pay and working conditions. Read here

Tel Aviv thought the Islamic Republic would collapse with some strike operations, targeted assassinations, and car bombs. Instead, the Israelis are getting a historic battering as Iranians rally fiercely behind their government and armed forces. […]

Global inflation is likely to swing to deflation in the next six months, Societe Generale said this week. The bank said such a development would follow what’s been a fast collapse in commodity prices. Agricultural […]