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Bieberchella: Authenticity, authority and who’s allowed to do ‘less’
Justin Bieber’s Coachella headline set, quickly dubbed ‘Bieberchella’, became one of the most divisive performances in recent festival history. Not...
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Later living isn't ageing as planned
If you go down to your nearest later living or retirement housing development today, you might be in for a surprise: a lot of empty homes and plenty...
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Relief, not recovery: Reeves finds light in grim economic week
Following the news earlier this week that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted the UK to be the worst affected G7 economy from the shock of...
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How the Welsh elections will prove tricky for Labour
Welsh elections rarely have an impact on UK politics, as the Welsh reliably and predictably elect scores of Labour politicians to the parliaments in...
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Green & Reform: competing for the same protest space?
Last week’s by-election result in Kent, in which the Greens took a seat from Reform on the county council, left most people scratching their heads. It...
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Private markets’ maths problem is really a messaging problem
Private markets don’t have a performance problem. They have an expectations problem. This week’s headlines, from t he Wall Street Journal ’s take on...
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Hungary’s election and reputational consequences
Hungary has just staged one of the most consequential elections in Europe, and many people still don’t realise why it matters to them. Fair enough...
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Global energy shocks expose the UK’s economic vulnerability
The conflict in Iran is rapidly becoming one of the most serious external shocks to the UK economy in recent years, reinforcing concerns about Britain...
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