Spring Statement: Growth remains elusive
The biggest news from the Chancellor’s Spring Statement was perhaps that it contained no big news. Dispelling the characterisation of the statement as.
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Europe’s chief: France or Britain?
Power abhors a vacuum, and Europe’s is growing louder by the day. As the US turns inward and Russia pushes outward, the question.
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“Make the Commonwealth Great Again?”
Donald Trump has done it again. Conjured a headline so outrageous it sounds like it was written by The Onion (America’s attempt at.
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Police Commissioner sets out his plan
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner today outlines his plan for the next four years. Simon Foster’s Police and Crime Plan, being.
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Thank you, Mr Wagner
Thomas Wagner, boss of New York-based investment firm Knighthead Capital, is one of those annoying people: successful, suave and, worst of all, a.
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Govt: £2bn for affordable housing
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement later today, the government has announced an extra £2 billion to support affordable and social housing schemes..
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Self-defeating war on non-doms
Britain, in its infinite wisdom, has finally stood up to the non-doms. The message? “Take your billions, your ballet funding, your school endowments,.
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Bombshell blunder by Trump team
In a revelation that stunned both security experts and seasoned spin doctors, top US officials – including the Vice-President and Defence Secretary –.
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1.2m worse off after welfare changes
The Resolution Foundation think-tank estimated that the government’s proposed changes to the benefit system will leave as many as 1.2 million people £4,300.
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Knighthead buys stake in Panthers
Knighthead Capital, owners of Birmingham City Football Club, has acquired a significant stake in the Birmingham Panthers netball franchise. The Panthers are one.