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Covid-19 has led to the rebirth of sport as a vehicle for nationalism
By Harry Brown One of the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic is that it has meant the dependence on the international system dwindled. As borders...
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Online retailers defend their corner against potential new sales tax
By Clotilde Gros Asos, Boohoo, The Hut Group (THG), Ocado Group and AO World have all announced that they have joined the UKDBA (The UK Digital...
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What does COP26 mean for the world?
By Ciaran Gill In the summer of last year Siberia – the famously climatically hostile part of the world– experienced highs of 38°C. In February of...
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‘Green’ shoots of recovery: Will the government act now to fuel new sustainable jobs?
By Beth Park In November of last year, the Government launched its Green Jobs Taskforce – a consortium of leaders from the worlds of business, trade...
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Playing by the rules – what the new WTO DG means for trade
By Tiffany Burrows For those who aren’t familiar with it, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was born in 1995 out of the General Agreement on Tariffs...
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A budget for the decades
By Simon Gentry As we count down the hours to what will be the most important budget this century so far, the work that is going on the Treasury will...
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Is extending the Stamp Duty holiday merely delaying the inevitable?
By Laura Sears As the country continues to pore over the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, the property market has already seen a kickstart...
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Review puts fintech at the heart of government’s post-Brexit vision
By Fraser Raleigh The conclusion of the long-awaited strategic review of UK fintech, led by the former Chief Executive of Worldpay, Ron Kalifa, has...
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