Regional currencies can transform the lives and well-being of local communities, and sustain businesses during a time of recession - even depression. A brilliant new book by Margrit Kennedy, Bernard Lietaer and John Rogers explains how - and why they're so important to the present and the future of the world economy.
Do you love your partner but loathe their sleeping habits? As someone who could write a dissertation on earplugs it comes as no surprise to learn that one in four couples chooses to sleep in separate beds.
I’ve just returned from a few days holiday in the South of France. Holiday? It was hell on earth, writes Julia Stephenson.
Society's obsession with youth and age-defiance has created a new job - the Photoshopper for Perfection
America often sets trends and here's a bizarre, new one: American teens inserting vodka-soaked tampons in body cavities to throw parents off their scent
Some UK billionaires are happy to pay their high tax rates
When philosopher Hilary Lawson set up the largest philosophy and music festival in the world, his plan was to create a space where people could explore big ideas and have open conversation with each other.
Interview by Louise Ellis