25 h. ago Celtic transfer news as Balikwisha stance made clear, Obert race heats up and latest on Orjaester move

Fans are desperate to see more new faces arrive through the doors at Lennoxtown in the final month of the window

Sport

48 h. ago We expected dominance but Peak China may finally have arrived | George Magnus

The technological and strategic brilliance of its world-class companies are being swamped by macroeconomic troublesProclamations about the inevitability of China’s dominance of the global economic system, or the so-called Chinese century, are much less validated by contemporary Trumpian angst than what should be the Communist party’s appeal to its intrinsic values and virtues.Common concerns about coercive politics and human rights aside, some notions of China as an unstoppableeconomic, technological and military behemoth sit alongside others focused more on an increasingly sclerotic, over- centralised political economy, that depends on wasteful economic stimulus, and features poor governance and institutions. The fusion of these notions suggests that we may already have reached “peak China”. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago China’s overcapacity is creating instability at home and abroad | George Magnus

From high-speed rail to housing, the focus on Leninist industrial policies is destroying profits as well as GDPChina’s astounding technological success in mass-producing quality electric vehicles (EVs) sits alongside a serious flaw in its industrial model: overcapacity.It has the capacity to produce about three times as many units as it can sell at home. The consequences so far have included widespread price cutting, large losses, misallocation of capital, and surging low-cost EV exports leading to trade conflict. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago China’s Leninist industrial policy is creating instability at home and abroad | George Magnus

Overcapacity – from electric vehicles to high-speed rail to housing – is destroying profits as well as GDP China’s astounding technological success in mass-producing quality electric vehicles (EVs) sits alongside a serious flaw in its industrial model: overcapacity.It has the capacity to produce about three times as many units as it can sell at home. The consequences so far have included widespread price cutting, large losses, misallocation of capital, and surging low-cost EV exports leading to trade conflict. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago The Origin of Language by Madeleine Beekman review – the suprising history of speech

It takes a village to raise a child – and that’s why we started talking to each other, argues an evolutionary biologistThe story of human evolution has undergone a distinct feminisation in recent decades. Or, rather, an equalisation: a much-needed rebalancing after 150 years during which, we were told, everything was driven by males strutting, brawling and shagging, with females just along for the ride. This reckoning has finally arrived at language.The origins of our species’ exceptional communication skills constitutes one of the more nebulous zones of the larger evolutionary narrative, because many of the bits of the human anatomy that allow us to communicate – notably the brain and the vocal tract – are soft and don’t fossilise. The linguistic societies of Paris and London even banned talk of evolution around 1870, and the subject only made a timid comeback about a century later. Plenty of theories have been tossed into the evidentiary void since then, mainly by men, but no...

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7 d. ago The Origin of Language by Madeleine Beekman review – the surprising history of speech

It takes a village to raise a child – and that’s why we started talking to each other, argues an evolutionary biologistThe story of human evolution has undergone a distinct feminisation in recent decades. Or, rather, an equalisation: a much-needed rebalancing after 150 years during which, we were told, everything was driven by males strutting, brawling and shagging, with females just along for the ride. This reckoning has finally arrived at language.The origins of our species’ exceptional communication skills constitutes one of the more nebulous zones of the larger evolutionary narrative, because many of the bits of the human anatomy that allow us to communicate – notably the brain and the vocal tract – are soft and don’t fossilise. The linguistic societies of Paris and London even banned talk of evolution around 1870, and the subject only made a timid comeback about a century later. Plenty of theories have been tossed into the evidentiary void since then, mainly by men, but no...

Politics

1 week ago Coronation Street spoilers for this week in 13 pictures including wedding chaos

Dev Alahan and Bernie Winter's wedding day finally arrives next week in Weatherfield and Coronation Street fans can expect plenty of drama and also another marriage proposal

Events

3 w. ago Bryan Mbeumo: Manchester United submit improved £70m bid after Brentford raise asking price

Bees forward takes huge step towards Old Trafford move as third bid finally arrives

Economics

3 w. ago Woman who ordered bookshelf from Temu astounded as it's not what it seems

A mum-of-three ordered a bookshelf from Temu but couldn't believe her eyes when the online order finally arrived and she unboxed a rather unexpected item

Politics

4 w. ago Ministers fear there could be riots as British towns with hundreds of Afghan arrivals finally learn WHY

The Ministry of Defence has warned of possible public disorder following the revelations that thousands of Afghans have been quietly slipped into Britain.

Politics