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A good day to bury bad Mous – the European Super League saga
By Tim Le Couilliard It is a sad day for football, and no, I am not referring to the sacking of Jose Mourinho from my beloved Spurs. The European...
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Letter from... Poland
By Karol Poznański Pandemic fatigue has finally taken its toll on Poland and other CEE countries. There is little confidence left since the first wave...
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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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