financial crisis

This week, we look at media comment on the new US financial regulation bill, as well as on the August withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.

Lord Elgin removed a collection of Greek marbles from the Acropolis back in the beginning of the 19th century. They are on display now in the British Museum. This fact still drives many Greeks crazy, but this week they seem to have lost another complete set of marbles: their senses.

This week, we look at media comment on Greece’s debt crisis, as well as on US commander General Stanley McChrystal’s plans to win the battle against the Taliban in Marjah in Afghanistan.

We look at media comment on the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, on the reaction of 20 high-profile Britons to news of the UK's rising population, as well as on the effect of free money on share prices.

TROUBLED RELATIONSHIPS: As if the recession alone weren’t bad enough: the financial crisis has led to more bullying in the workplace. According to research in Britain, numbers have doubled in the past ten years.

BRITAIN: In the current financial crisis, people are becoming more aware of prices and are looking for ways to cut costs wherever possible. The latest trend for the savvy UK shopper is buying using discount vouchers.