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How reputations form before the click
Last night’s Midtown Business Club event at SEC Newgate centred on a simple but increasingly relevant idea: our online footprint is no longer just...
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The King's US visit: A masterclass in soft power and choreography
There are few countries in the world that deploy soft power as well as the United Kingdom. Faced with an unpredictable and critical President Trump...
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The efficiency question: Illusion or strategy at Meta Platforms?
When Meta announced plans this week to cut around 10% of its workforce – roughly 8,000 roles – the language felt all too familiar, with the layoffs...
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Development finance needs a new narrative
Development finance is at a crossroads. The old funding architecture has shifted dramatically, private capital is being called on to fill the gap, and...
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EV charging and the road to infrastructure
Much has been made in 2026 of electrification – in relation to cleaner power, electric vehicles and the push to reduce exposure to volatile fossil...
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What the swing to Reform UK in Barton & Winton says about the 7 May elections
No stranger to swinging, the Barton & Winton ward of Salford City Council has history as a place of significant shifts. It is home to Barton Swing...
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Why Starmer still survives
Despite yet more difficult headlines and unwelcome scrutiny at the hands of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, recent days in Westminster have...
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Why markets remain resilient amid global disruption
From journalists to the Bank of England's Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, there are a lot of commentators currently proclaiming that global...
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