East India Company – Manchester Historian

A review of Dr Parthasarathi’s lecture on the European-Asian economic divergence.

One of the most controversial episodes of October 2012 was the revelation that many multinational companies, including Starbucks, Apple and Google, have been evading corporate taxes in the UK through tax management schemes. Most strikingly, all of these schemes have been legal leading to suggestions that such companies have undue influence over politicians in this Continue Reading

Us Brits can hardly make it through the day without a beloved brew, but WHEN and HOW did dried up leaves in water (not, perhaps, the most appetising description) become an essential requirement?