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Dirty Business: a water system under strain
Channel 4’s Dirty Business opens with a note of confidence from the past: Margaret Thatcher, speaking in the Commons, promising that the privatisation...
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Britain’s bridge from study to work is fracturing
Britain’s growth plans were built on a simple promise. Education leads to opportunity. Opportunity leads to higher earnings. Higher earnings support a...
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War and markets: Are investors becoming more resilient?
The market reaction to the US’s attack on Iran was surprisingly muted on Monday, with the S&P 500 (a proxy for the US market, accounting for 80% of...
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The Spring Statement: Reeves comes out swinging
Few expected today’s Spring Statement to be dramatic. It had been trailed as a sober fiscal update rather than a political set piece. What followed...
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Gorton and Denton is a taste of what is to come – but that could mean two very different things
Until yesterday Labour could still plausibly insist that challenges from its left were geographically contained – Brighton, Bristol, and come the next...
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Polarisation and protectionism: Does economic reality trump political rhetoric
President Trump framed his State of the Union speech this week in praise of “America’s golden age.” His second term in office is testing alliances and...
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No going back for private markets
For those who watched the State of the Union speech in disbelief this week, one key question remains: will we ever go back to a reality based on...
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The UK Retail investment campaign: Can a squirrel spark a savings shift?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ advertising push to encourage people to improve their retirement prospects has created scepticism across the industry. While...
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