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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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The great house hunt is on: the return of 95% mortgages and reforms to affordable housing
By Laura Sears Mortgages are front and centre of most property and business trade news outlets today, with the official introduction of the 95%...
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Shirley Williams – remembered
By Mark Glover I first got to know Shirley Williams at the Eastbourne By-Election in 1990. I had been involved in student politics in the SDP since...
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Is necessity the mother of healthcare innovation?
By Simon Gentry We’ve known it was going to happen and figures released today have laid it bare – as we emerge from the pandemic, the NHS is facing...
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Does big tech have a responsibility to prevent online scams?
By Gareth Jones Most of us will be familiar with the fake texts and emails sent by fraudsters. I, for one, am regularly contacted by “HMRC” “HSBC” and...
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A new era of “sleaze”? How the Greensill scandal is setting the stage for a political blame game which could stifle genuine reform
By Sabine Tyldesley The sobriety of the Commons when tributes to the late Duke of Edinburgh were heard quickly evaporated into the usual politicking...
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‘Happy Campers’ – a real oxymoron in my mind
By Jessica Hodson Walker And it all started on the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award practice expedition. A weekend without sleep, a pulled knee ligament and...
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Tales from the Crypt: Bitcoin holders trust ‘Internet magic money’ more than conventional currency
By Henry Adefope There’s no going back on Blockchain and the crypto’s it’s brought to life…for the biggest institutions at least. We wrote a blog...
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Tokyo 2020: 100 days to go... or not
By Harry Brown As we look forward to a packed sporting summer where postponed major sporting events from 2020 are set to go ahead, perhaps none have...
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