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Regional water councils, and the lessons from a demanding summer
Last week, the Government announced eight new regional water councils to shape water investment. The intention behind them is to bring local leaders...
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Mixed messages on renewables or a plan taking shape?
The renewable energy sector has been watching closely since Andy Burnham moved into number 10 for signs of how energy policy might be changing. While...
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Number 10 North’s new conundrum: Ensuring fiscal devolution is delivered fairly and for all
Having lived through an eventful era of devolution in Greater Manchester, fiscal devolution is one of the things that most excited me in a relatively...
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From the cloud to the community
It was as far back as 1993 that the first reference to ‘the cloud’ was made by an IT company, when AT&T told its customers “You can think of our...
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Will tokenisation reshape financial markets?
Tokenisation has become one of financial services’ favourite buzzwords. Banks, asset managers, regulators, and fintechs are increasingly exploring how...
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Who ordered another Mamdani?
When Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral election last year, his campaign was widely praised for getting political communications right. His...
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Mixed messages on renewables or a plan taking shape?
The renewable energy sector has been watching closely since Andy Burnham moved into number 10 for signs of how energy policy might be changing. While...
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AI’s great expectations problem
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote that the artificial-intelligence boom looked suspiciously bubbly. The technology was real, the investment was vast...
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