The Economist UK - 31.08.2019

AUGUST 31ST–SEPTEMBER 6TH 2019 Democracy’s enemy within Opioids: pain and payouts Why vertical farming is on the up Macron re-Jo ...

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The EconomistAugust 31st 2019 5 1 Contents continues overleaf Contents The world this week 8 A summary of political and business ...

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8 The EconomistAugust 31st 2019 1 The world this week Politics Boris Johnson, Britain’sprime minister, asked the queen to suspen ...

The EconomistAugust 31st 2019 9 The world this week Business A judge in Oklahoma ruled that Johnson & Johnsonhad broken the ...

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Leaders 11 O ne by one, the principles on which the Brexit campaign was fought have been exposed as hollow. Before the referendu ...

12 Leaders The EconomistAugust 31st 2019 D emocracies aregenerally thought to die at the barrel of a gun, in coups and revolutio ...

The EconomistAugust 31st 2019 Leaders 13 1 T his weeksaw a landmark reckoning in court for a drugmaker involved in America’s opi ...

14 Leaders The EconomistAugust 31st 2019 2 impose extra restrictions on shipments of chemicals that are es- sential to chipmakin ...

Disruption is the law of tomorrow The rules of business and society have changed. 85% of jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t be ...

16 The EconomistAugust 31st 2019 Letters are welcome and should be addressed to the Editor at The Economist, The Adelphi Buildin ...

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The EconomistAugust 31st 2019 19 1 “A king”,Bruce Springsteen has pointed out, “ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules every- thing.” It ...