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The FCA’s naming and shaming proposals – a step towards transparency or a leap too far?
Earlier this year, the FCA announced its proposals to “name and shame” City firms if they are under investigation by the regulator. While it confirmed...
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Private housebuilders need a healthy not-for-profit sector
Housing associations are struggling to build houses. Last year housing starts were down 16% to 148,900 compared to the previous year . This year new...
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Prime Minister’s fate rests on ‘Brand Andy’
In what will be a crucial set of elections for the Prime Minister, Conservative hopes rest on the only two mayoralties they hold, with incumbent...
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Essex, that deep-blue empire
We hear a lot about the Red Wall and the Blue Wall, but Labour and Conservative campaigners alike will be focused on how next Thursday’s local...
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Tensions run high for Tees Valley mayoral candidates
T-minus 8 days until the election was probably the worst time for incumbent Tees Valley Mayor candidate Ben Houchen to find out that airline, Logan...
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Is this a 2019 Labour moment for the SNP?
By Chris White and Jonathan Winston Humza Yousef’s resignation yesterday after 13 months as First Minister marked a tipping point in Scottish politics...
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Is ‘fake news’ a case of disinformation, mis-information or is it something else?
We’re now just over six months away from a US presidential election, a General Election in the UK is expected late this year and by the end of 2024...
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Here comes the sun, and I say… it's probably not alright
As we are finally able to pop our winter jackets away for the spring (hopefully), it's hard not to notice the subtle shifts in our climate year on...
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