The Last European Tour…before Brexit!
Brexit means Brexit. We hear this phrase uttered ad nauseam by Brexit supporters, and yet, two-and-half years on from the referendum, it is difficult to see what was - and what will be - the meaning of Brexit. Those that voted
SDG 16: A platform for a new era of international cooperation
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. THIS PIECE WAS CO-AUTHORED BY JOHAN BERGENAS AND GRACE MAHONEY. The international community labored for years to conceptualize a new
Impakter Essay: Why A Referendum is a Bad Idea
...and a modest proposal to fix it. The first lesson from Brexit, the UK vote to leave the European Union, should have been this: that a referendum is a bad idea, it weakens democracy and leads to potentially hugely damaging political
Revamping Parental Leave Policies in the U.S.
How the U.S. Could Learn from the United Kingdom's Parental Leave Policies I recently spoke with Lucy (whose name has been changed for anonymity), a young woman expecting her first child, about what she planned to do in terms of returning
Where Sound and Tech Intersect: an Interview with Tim Shaw
Tim Shaw is a musician, composer and sound designer whose work explores concepts around the aural interaction between human beings and the environment they live in, and how the use of ambient sound as a mode of communication can impact
Is Berlin The Next Tech Start-up Capital?
This summer, the heated debate that has surrounded UK immigration policies has sparked with renewed force, as the Home Office commissioned review of the Tier 2 Visa Category - the main route skilled workers use to come to
Lavolio – The art of confectionary
Lavolio is a new boutique confectionary brand. Sweets made by artisans with the best quality ingredients and using a traditional Italian technique that results in a combination of flavours making the act of eating each of them a total experience. The
Reedsy – The Founder
Startup for the Brave New Age of Digital Publishing Reedsy is a startup aimed at the publishing industry. At the Women’s Fiction Festival, a writers’ conference held in Matera, Italy, I met Ricardo Fayet, Reedsy’s Chief Operating Officer and had a