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Housing is political, Trump knows it and Europe’s investors should too
While it might not be the variety and abundance anyone was hoping for, it is safe to say we are spoiled for choice when it comes to recent words and...
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Government unveils ‘biggest overhaul in a generation’ for water industry under continued pressure
The water industry often seems to be battling one bad headline after another, and the start of 2026 has been no different. With recent headlines...
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What will you actually do at MIPIM?
In just 48 days, the global real estate community will convene in Cannes for the annual MIPIM gathering. While the most pressing question facing...
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AR7: How the Conservatives challenged Labour's "cheap wind" claim
In January, the government announced the results of AR7, the UK's largest ever offshore wind auction. A record 8.4GW of offshore wind secured. "The...
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WhatsApp and clown shoes: What does diplomacy look like under Trump?
About twenty years ago, part of my job included briefing leaders of organisations about the benefits and pitfalls of starting to use a newish thing...
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Are You Dead? The viral app that has everyone talking
A new app has made its way to the top of China’s Apple store paid charts and not because it is cheerful. Are You Dead? - known in Chinese as Sile Me -...
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The power of composure in an unstable world
The past 48 hours have witnessed a barrage of provocative behaviour from US President, Donald Trump, to other world leaders including French President...
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Private markets are going public – just not through the stock exchange
For much of the past two decades, private markets have been defined as much by who could access them as by how they generate returns. Illiquidity...
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