There is a sentence in The Lancet’s new series on ultra-processed foods (UPFs), published this week, that makes clear exactly what the issue with them
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I spoke at the Cambridge Union last night at what was described as a “fireside chat”. Photo: Thomas Murphy I was amused to learn when
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This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have been,
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Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long. I will
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Across the West, governments are failing. Trump, Starmer, Macron, Merz and others are losing authority at the very moment crises demand leadership. Far-right movements are
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If you have been trying to interact with this site today, I suspect that you will have been frustrated. I can only offer my apologies.
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This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have been,
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Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long. I will
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Financial markets across the world are flashing red. The S&P 500 has finally turned down after weeks and even months of irrational optimism. The FTSE
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