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Iran conflict: Trusted insights and perspectives
As we enter day six of the conflict in the Middle East, finding trusted and insightful sources of information and analysis is more important than ever...
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Devolution cannot arrive quickly enough for transport reform
A futuristic Waymo driverless taxi welcomed visitors at the entrance to the Interchange transport conference in Manchester this week, its all-seeing...
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Will geothermal energy find itself in hot water?
You’d be forgiven for missing the latest cab off the renewable energy rank, as the UK’s first geothermal plant was turned on last week In Cornwall. It...
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The Green Party doesn’t sound very green lately
Much has been said already about the by-election last week in Gorton and Denton, in which the Green Party candidate won with 40.7% of the vote...
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Dirty Business: a water system under strain
Channel 4’s Dirty Business opens with a note of confidence from the past: Margaret Thatcher, speaking in the Commons, promising that the privatisation...
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Britain’s bridge from study to work is fracturing
Britain’s growth plans were built on a simple promise. Education leads to opportunity. Opportunity leads to higher earnings. Higher earnings support a...
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War and markets: Are investors becoming more resilient?
The market reaction to the US’s attack on Iran was surprisingly muted on Monday, with the S&P 500 (a proxy for the US market, accounting for 80% of...
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The Spring Statement: Reeves comes out swinging
Few expected today’s Spring Statement to be dramatic. It had been trailed as a sober fiscal update rather than a political set piece. What followed...
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