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Degrees of risk: The policy shifts impacting student housing
You wouldn’t necessarily think it based on some of the headlines we see – for example, a 14% rise in US student applications to UK universities (UCAS)...
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Heathrow’s DCO journey restarts
Last Friday, Heathrow Airport submitted its £49 billion “shovel‑ready ” expansion proposal . This includes a third north‑west runway, a T5X terminal...
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Scrapping statutory public notices could pay for innovation in community engagement
The Chancellor called time on statutory local newspaper notices for the licensed trade last week, telling The Mail on Sunday that they present an...
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His Majesty’s official opposition – the Labour backbenches?
Back in June 2024, before the general election, Robert Shrimsley, chief political editor of the Financial Times, stated that “in a landslide Keir...
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Can ’Your Party’ become the Reform UK of the left?
After much speculation and a fairly shaky launch, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have finally confirmed the creation of a new left-wing political...
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A new breed of shareholder activists
The next major activist campaign is just as likely to start from ‘internet beef’ as it is from Wall Street. The good old days – if you can call them...
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Infrastructure at the heart of a pivotal moment for green policy
As Parliament prepared for summer recess, the month leading up to adjournment saw some major decisions which will have long term impact on the...
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Ethics, leadership & the cost of misjudgement
In an era of instant scrutiny and digital amplification, the ethical tone set by leadership is more than a cultural aspiration, it’s a reputational...
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