As the Guardian notes this morning: Average private rents in Great Britain have soared by more than a quarter since the start of the Covid
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Reform is getting all it wants as both Labour and the Tories jump every time it moves
The Guardian has an article out this morning headlined: I think this is a misreading of what Reform is doing. Reform does not exist to
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Any decent politician should commit to the return of stolen property
As the Guardian has noted in an email newsletter this morning: Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with Greek prime minister Kyiakos Mitsotakis at the last minute on
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There was nothing to celebrate at Sunak’s investment conference yesterday unless you were a PM wanting a job in California sometime soon
I have an article in The Mirror this morning. Taking a deeply cynical view of yesterday’s posturing by Rishi Sunak on foreign direct investment, the
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100km of cable a day
As The Guardian notes this morning: From next year, engineers will need to roll out more than 100km (62 miles) of electric cabling every day
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Of course we’re in a mess: the collapse of political thinking guarantees it
This morning has the feeling of being ‘the week after’. There is no reshuffle. Or King’s Speech. Nor is there an autumn statement. There is
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The Bank of England needs to diversify its leadership
The FT notes this morning that: The Bank of England’s internal culture, governance and appointments processes need significant reform after it and other central banks
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Pensions: is new thinking needed?
This is a guest post on pensions from regular commentator Clive Parry, who has had a long career in financial services-related issues. In it he
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The choice is simple. Do we run the economy in the interests of those who are in need, or for the benefit of those who already have a great deal but want more?
This tweet quotes Kemi Badenoch MP, our trade secretary and a person even more desperate to lead the Tories than Suella Braverman. The video, made
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