48.7% of fee-paying schools report planned or ongoing construction work; 57%/British parents 'prefer' private education tinyurl.com/bpp46nf—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) November 12, 2012
Tag Archives: double-dip recession
Strictly Private: British Parents Engender ‘Harry Potterisation’ of Education
Team GB Olympics Economic Bubble Return Official: 1.0%!
#Olympics + near-∞ quantitative easing leads to 1.0% #growth; underlying economy 'bouncing along the bottom' @ '+0.3%' tinyurl.com/96pbexk—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) October 25, 2012
De-Development Proceeds Apace: 5% of UK Population ‘Facing Malnutrition’!
C.3m people in the #UK now at risk of malnutrition, including 1m older persons; resources 'stretched', economy 'tight' tinyurl.com/8bwmm8e—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) October 07, 2012
Filed under Economic Development, Economics
Education: The Best Shield Against Unemployment?
#OECD unemployment rate for those with tertiary education a tiny 4.7%; qualitative data 'thin on ground' tinyurl.com/8z4y5ba #McDonalds—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) September 12, 2012
Filed under Education
It’s Austerity…But Not As We Know It
#UK Luxury market to grow 57% 2011-2015 to c.£10bn; tourists account for 25% of spend on UK Luxury brands tinyurl.com/bwbhvro #China #USA—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) September 04, 2012
Extended Families: Economic Refugees Seek Familiar Shelter from ‘Financial Tsunami’
C. 3m British adults 20-34 live with their parents, up 20% from 1997; 'McDonaldisation' of economy, huge debts 'blamed' tinyurl.com/c35uwqt—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) August 25, 2012
High-Definition Depression: Japanese Electronics Giant in Executive Carnage!
#Sharp to slash jobs + up to 50% exec. pay following 'low demand' for new #televisions; hopes pinned on #Taiwan partner tinyurl.com/bur47w2—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) August 02, 2012
Filed under Business, News, Technology
Bread and Games: UK Taxpayers ‘Stump Up Tens of Billions’ for London 2012
#2012LondonOlympics to cost 'up to US$17bn', compared to US$3bn for #Sydney, US$10bn for #Athens; public 'unperturbed' tinyurl.com/cmw2n7f—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) July 28, 2012
Filed under Finance, Urban Life
Forever Blowing Bubbles: American Student Debt ‘Dwarfs Housing Mania’
#American student debt creeps towards US$1trn; >37m (former) students owe US$25,000 or more, interest rates to double tinyurl.com/cphht8e—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) April 15, 2012
The Recession Bites Back: Ubiquitous Sandwich Chain Pret Booms Amidst ‘Austerity’
#Pret to open 24 new #UK branches and create 550 jobs in #2012; #austerity stops at mozzarella + tomato #croissants? tinyurl.com/7qpd69k—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) April 03, 2012
