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Acting now can create an ‘Oasis’ of opportunity for grassroots music
Fans who missed out on the mad scramble for tickets to the Oasis revival tour faced a double whammy of disappointment. Within hours, some of those...
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Prime Minister pledges to unlock “vast potential” of AI with new action plan
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer this week unveiled the government’s new AI Opportunities Action Plan setting out how the UK could become a leader in...
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From profit to people: How the Bee network could redefine public ownership
As my colleague Simon Donohue reported back in October, the Bee Network in Manchester has been a standout success story. The results speak for...
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Is it finally time to head to the valleys?
There’s a collective audible sigh of relief across South Wales as the news travels that there’s finally an end in sight for the roadworks on the A465...
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Viva la Devolution!
A brief look at what councils are joining the devolution priority programme, ahead of Friday’s deadline to enter. The Government's intention is to...
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Borrowing pressures and bold choices: The UK's economic crossroads
The UK is facing a significant economic challenge as borrowing costs surge, driven by rising gilt yields. Gilt yields, the interest rate investors...
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The UK is (perhaps) finally moving on from the 2008 Financial Crisis
The event, that more than anything, has shaped the political and economic state of the UK today was the 2008 financial crisis. According to ONS data...
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Why there’s never been a more important time to channel your own truth
Maybe it’s because I qualified as a journalist towards the end of the halcyon days of print media that I still harbour a romantic notion of truth –...
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