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Can green industry power UK growth?
“Growth at any cost” is the new government mantra that is really worrying environment campaigners and raising questions about whether Labour remains...
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Soft edges on hard decisions could ease owner troubles at Manchester United
When football clubs hit the back pages for the backroom decisions of their owners, something is generally very wrong. Such is the case at Manchester...
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Inflation rises, economic uncertainty grows, and Starmer heads to the U.S.
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is facing renewed pressures from the UK economy. This week, it was announced that inflation unexpectedly rose to 3% in...
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HMRC’s tax turnabout: Another win for private equity under the new Labour government
The UK remains a global leader in private equity, which entered 2025 with strong expectations and generally favourable market conditions. According to...
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AI biases and Grok launch
One of the ‘easy wins’ of LLMs is their content creation abilities. It’s already transforming social media platforms, and I’ve even spotted an MP or...
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Worsening problems at the Office of National Statistics (ONS)
I started my research career in the early 2000's conducting telephone voter ID surveys for the Labour Party, using paper call sheets that would be...
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Could Ukraine define Starmer?
If the government’s first Budget boxed in on tax, then Ukraine could seal it for them on spending. Europe’s reckoning over the way the war in Ukraine...
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European markets surge on Ukraine peace talks, but risks loom
European share prices have surged following President Trump’s announcement of peace talks with President Putin over Ukraine. Investors are optimistic...
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