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Would Andy Burnham’s people and place-first politics survive a return to Westminster?
As the Mayor of Greater Manchester quite literally runs down the campaign trail in the Makerfield by-election, amid speculation about his national...
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What would planning policy look like with Andy Burnham as Prime Minister?
Andy Burnham’s campaign to win the Makerfield by-election leaves a sizeable hole in some of the certainties that have helped deliver a property boom...
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No standing still on energy policy as the clean power debate heats up
As the UK swelters beneath the hottest May temperatures on record, it can be easy to assume that energy policy is a simple thing after all. Bask...
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Planning reform may be starting to work, but delivery remains the real test
For the first time in several years, there are tentative signs that attitudes towards the planning system are becoming less negative. That is one of...
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Generative AI is intensifying cyber risk to companies
A few weeks back, Lloyd’s of London released its Q2 Market Message, with an overview of current conditions in which, unsurprisingly, Middle East...
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The rules of marcomms are being rewritten – is real estate ready?
At this year’s UKREiiF, I had the pleasure of joining the very first event dedicated to marketing and communications. A day of panels, discussions...
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Spygate: Saints to sinners
On the morning of 7 May, a young analyst interning for Southampton Football Club, William Salt, travelled almost 300 miles north to Middlesbrough...
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Makerfield: Britain's political fault lines manifest
Having been thrust into the national spotlight, could Makerfield in the northwest become the place that highlights the emerging fault lines in British...
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