The Week Unwrapped podcast: Protesting, investing and going paperless

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.

In this week’s episode, we discuss:

Protesting

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Roughly a million people have taken to the streets of Santiago, Chile, to protest ostensibly against a rise in the cost of public transport. In response, President Pinera has declared a state of emergency and sent the army onto the streets – the first time since Pinochet's dictatorship. What are the protesters' aims? And what characteristics does this protest share with those taking place in so many other countries around the world?

Investing

In the wake of Neil Woodford’s downfall, there are signs that investors are waking up to just how fallible stock-picking active managers are, and are turning to “passive” funds that simply track the stock market instead.

Going paperless

Russia has vowed to win the “fight against paper”, digitising public services in areas such as the birth of a child and applying for a passport. Many other countries are looking at a similar move, but the digital push in a nation that closely monitors its citizens has raised privacy fears.

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