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What’s the point of Labour’s Deputy Leadership Election?
As ballots open in the race to replace Angela Rayner as Labour’s deputy leader, the contest between Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson is revealing...
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New Leadership for Wales
Plaid Cymru’s conference in Swansea last weekend marked a clear shift in tone, less about constitutional ambition and more about competence and...
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OBR approval is central to new Planning and Infrastructure Bill amendments
Ministers and their civil servants were apparently working through the weekend to produce wording for new amendments to the Planning and...
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Help to Buy can only go so far when we need help to build
Miley Cyrus has a new album out, a Frozen film is heading your way and Help to Buy is going to unlock the housing market. You’d be forgiven for...
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You can’t prevent every breach, but you can control the narrative
Recent warnings from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) made for uncomfortable reading for many boardrooms. The agency’s message was...
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From Nobel Laureates to Neural Networks: AI’s role in sustainable growth
Whilst the spotlight for this year’s Nobel Prize ceremony was placed upon whether Donald Trump would be crowned the “President of Peace”, Joel Mokyr...
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Retail real estate is back
Hidden beneath the slew of bad news about bricks and mortar retailers, from budget retailer, Poundland, to high street stalwart, WH Smith, investment...
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The Challenge of Reform to the Status Quo in Scotland and Wales
With the autumn party conference season behind us, political attention now turns to the bumper crop of local elections in May 2026. However, the...
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