In Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector.

In Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector.

Computing should be taught as a rigorous - but fun - discipline covering topics like programming, database structures, and algorithms. That doesn't have to be boring.

Learning isn't something you should only do solo.

All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban farming and waste reduction to restorative justice and zero-carbon housing. But most of these are growing despite, not because of, help from governments.

Social innovation thrives on collaboration; on doing things with others, rather than just to them or for them: hence the great interest in new ways of using the web to 'crowdsource' ideas, or the many experiments involving users in designing services.

A tablet replacing an exercise book is not innovation, it's just a different way to make notes.