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Future of UK blockchain
How the UK can lead the next Crypto revolution The UK government has publicly stated its ambition to be a “global cryptoasset hub,”.
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Birmingham’s reckoning and renewal
A crisis long in the making When Birmingham City Council issued its Section 114 notice in September 2023, effectively declaring itself unable to.
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North Sea balancing act
When Rachel Reeves entered the Treasury, she promised two things: fiscal discipline and economic growth. Now she faces her first big test of.
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JLR launches STEM programme
West Midlands manufacturing giant Jaguar Land Rover has launched ‘Create Possible’ – a skills programme for schools designed to close the UK’s skills gap.
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Business owners’ Budget warnings
Many West Midlands businesses will cut jobs or even relocate overseas if Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget fails to address key economic pain.
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Renters face squeeze before rule change
Labour’s new renters’ rights act hailed as landmark – but experts warn of short-term pain for tenants Renters could face higher costs and.
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Base rate held at 4%
Elevate Property Group welcomes MPC’s interest rate decision The boss of a high-end Midlands property developer today welcomed the Bank of England’s move.
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Labour’s sleepwalk into irrelevance
The party that should be stopping Reform is instead fuelling its rise There are moments in political history when a government’s weakness becomes.
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Mayor to get 93,000 working
‘West Midlands Works’ seeks to lower WM region’s unemployment rate by 5 percentage points by 2035 West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has unveiled.