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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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How crypto got a global status
By Ian Silvera Bitcoin isn't yet a teenager. It turned 12 in January, having been created in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, with The...
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A passionate Parliament and a missed call pile the pressure on the Prime Minister
By Matthew Williams First Brexit, then Covid, now a crisis in Afghanistan. Boris Johnson has hardly had an easy three years since becoming...
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Green international trade: an oxymoron?
By Ciaran Gill Any government minister will tell you that the UK’s departure from the EU has enabled the country to realise its ambition of becoming...
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I’ve got a text! Why more brands are calling on influencers
By Emily Davies With the highly anticipated Love Island final set to take place in less than a week, 3.3 million of us (myself included) have been...
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Better late than never: “the start of the UK’s hydrogen revolution”
By Will McMyn The government’s long-awaited Hydrogen Strategy has finally been published. This is the latest in a line of energy and climate related...
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New Perm Sec takes the helm at DIT
By Tiffany Burrows This summer has seen a change in leadership within the Department for International Trade (DIT). No, a Cabinet reshuffle has not...
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MPs return early to ask ‘what now’ for Afghanistan?
By Fraser Raleigh MPs return to Westminster tomorrow to consider the physical and diplomatic wreckage of the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban over...
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The ghost of Brexit past – is leaving the Digital Single Market messing with your favourite TV shows?
By Sabine Tyldesley At the end of 2020, figures showed that streaming providers including Netflix and Amazon Prime Video had raised subscriber numbers...
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