The Common Sense
24 July 2026
No. 86Subscribe

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Columns

Here’s Hoping the New Currency News and Financial Mail Team Are Very Successful

The way a civilised person would respond to the new Currency News and Financial Mail team is to say thank you for what you are doing, it is very important, we wish you all the best, and will read what you write with keen interest.

Here’s Hoping the New Currency News and Financial Mail Team Are Very Successful
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Columns

Rubio Is Right to Go for Leftist Terrorists

Simon Lincoln Reader writes on the murder of Ann Widdecombe, allegedly at the hands of a left-wing activist.

3

Economics & Policy

South Africa Built a High-Skill Economy Without the Skills to Match It

The share of the South African economy made up of financial services has grown strongly, while sectors which would absorb low-skilled people have shrunk.

4

Economics & Policy

South Africa’s White Population Set to Diminish to Just 2%

By 2066 South Africa’s white population will have fallen to just 2%.

5

Politics

South Africans Sceptical of Refugees

Most South Africans believe that refugees are actually coming for economic reasons.

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Financial Mail Row, Anne Widdecombe Murder, and UK Cabinet Reshuffle

Financial Mail Row, Anne Widdecombe Murder, and UK Cabinet Reshuffle

In this week's edition of Talking Sense the panel covers Financial Mail Row, Anne Widdecombe's Murder, and changes in British politics.

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