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On business, politics, communities, markets and media
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On business, politics, communities, markets and media

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Property & Places: Beckenham Place Park
By Sara Champness Sometimes, something amazing happens to a community to transform the local facilities available to you and the way you feel about...
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A view from Conservative Party Conference: Fear and Planning in Birmingham
By Phil Briscoe As the Conservative Party Conference draws to a close, it has been another year of fringe disagreements, disloyal sniping and a media...
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Truss hits new lows as her MPs circle
By Fraser Raleigh It’s said that the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is that the pessimist thinks things couldn’t possibly get any...
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#TradeTuesday: UK and India - Lights out for trade deal as it misses Diwali deadline
By Harry Brown The UK's post-Brexit flagship trade deal has hit a stumbling block as the Diwali deadline set by negotiators is set to be missed...
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How the BBC made Britain
By Dafydd Rees It began life as a company 100 years ago today. We should celebrate its role providing a platform for communities across the UK. That’s...
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Royal bail
By Charlie Rattigan In a week where the last thing the government needs is another negative headline (labelled as the biggest national strike of any...
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Can fashion fix its 'sustainability crisis'?
By Imogen O'Rorke The fashion industry has an image problem – as if it didn’t have enough on its plate with rising inflation, a UK recession and...
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EXPO REAL: Short-term pain, long-term confidence and schnitzels in Munich
By Polly Warrack It is often said that two heads are better than one when it comes to problem solving. So, after several weeks of market chaos, many...
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