Despite innumerable green pledges, the finance industry is still deeply in bed with fossil fuels and worsening climate change. Isaac Bettridge investigates the state of fossil financing and what is being done about it.
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Remote-working supervision see a threat to employee privacy
Work from home has not been the decline of productivity that every big business had predicted it to be. It has hurt normal human habits and mental health, but studies have shown that employees are not unmotivated. The age-old narrative of employees solely being motivated by material gains and self-interest, and that they won’t work without supervision from higher-ups, is but a myth. It does not justify widespread breach of privacy.
Album Review: Banks – The Altar
I first fell in love with singer-songwriter Banks (Jillian Banks) when I heard her song ‘Warm Water’ whilst scrolling through Tumblr. Since then I have been constantly enchanted and inspired by Banks’ ethereal yet painfully honest music. Her debut album Goddess was completely hypnotising, there was something almost terrifying about this woman, with her unique […]
Apple Pay to arrive in Exeter in July
From next month, shoppers in Exeter will be able to pay for goods with their iPhone 6 or Apple Watch. Numerous shops and banks across the city are set to adopt the new Apple Pay system this July, which will allow device owners to may payments using contactless pads. The system – made […]