Why so-called corporate social responsibility is not the answer to our problems
One need not be a capitalist die-hard, announcing that “the business of business is business”, or suggesting that anything other than enhancing shareholder value is an aberration, to note a few problems and inconsistencies with CSR.
Bill Durodie, City AM, 24 October 2011

Steve Jobs was an amazing businessman – but Einstein’s the genius behind the iPod
There are many good things that can be said about Steve Jobs, particularly concerning his role as a leader and his ability to commercialise solutions to irksome consumer user experiences. But the pedestal of a great innovator on a par with Edison is highly debatable.
Norman Lewis, City AM, 18 October 2011

Skills and yet more skills: is this really what Britain needs today?
Unemployment is currently over 2.5 million. The current economic recovery is less than anaemic, and everywhere we see forecasts anticipating a worsening economic experience in the coming years. ‘Skilling up’ is not going to overcome this state of affairs.
Para Mullan, Independent, 18 October 2011

Why unpaid internships are a good thing – they help the young get a foot in the door
We have a job that needs doing that we cannot get our clients to pay us for and, in the current climate, we cannot afford to pay an experienced person to do it. The work we want doing would involve supervision by a senior manager and would involve learning a set of skills that is very saleable in the labour market. Now, if we accept the argument that unpaid internships are wrong then this work will go undone, to the minor detriment of our business, and nobody will get that valuable experience. Who benefits from that?
Rob Killick, City AM, 17 October 2011

Why Greeks should be unhappy about the government’s ‘happiness’ agenda
One day you might find yourself on the government sanctioned path to happiness, whether you like it or not.
Nikos Sotirakopoulos, Independent, 16 October 2011

It is time to embrace the commercial planting of GM food crops
In recent years the issue of whether to pursue the commercial planting of genetically modified (GM) crops has resurfaced.
Helen Birtwistle, Debating Matters, 10 October 2011

Hungary’s new path is the hidden danger to Europe
Under the guise of economic reform, Mr Orban has veered from an ancient Greek path, one that underpins the entire European Union – that of democracy.
Ian Bremmer, Financial TImes, 10 October 2011

Young, unpaid and angry: interns go online to campaign for a wage
A website is exposing well-known companies that, it claims, offer 'internships' that last for months with little or no remuneration
Daniel Boffey and Heather Stewart, Observer, 9 October 2011

On the oddballs occupying Wall St
Disdainful and conspiracy-minded, the protesters claiming to speak for all Americans are acting like teenage despots.
Nathalie Rothschild, spiked, 6 October 2011

US shale gas bonanza: New wells to draw on
Now the technology exists to extract the reserves, the promise is of an industrial renaissance
Ed Crooks, Financial TImes, 6 October 2011