Category: Briefs

Briefs

French Revolution

France today imports most of its edible snails and exports more vodka than cognac. Source: review of The History of Modern France by Jonathan Fenby in the Times Literary Supplement, 9

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Nuclear Number

The Government has guaranteed the operator of the planned Hinkley C nuclear power station £89.50 per  Megawatt hour. According to the Department of Energy and

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Fuel Follies

The price of Brent crude hit $43 a barrel on Monday [24th August], its lowest level since 2009. Back then average UK prices were 86.6p

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Pension Panic

= The annual salary of every employee in the UK could not pay off the pension deficit of its private companies. The combined shortfall of

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Currency Confusion

Devaluation of the Chinese currency is currently a regular item in news broadcasts. But what is its proper name? The “renminbi” is the official name

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Nobel Brits

Twelve Nobel prizes have been given to Britons since 2000, putting it second only to the US in tables published by the Times Higher Education magazine this

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