Remembering together amid division
In a divided nation, remembrance still unites us Looking around our communities this Remembrance Day, and over the weekend just gone, it is
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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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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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Transport
HS2 and the great illusion
How speed obsession derailed Britain’s biggest infrastructure story When the history of Britain’s 21st-century infrastructure is written, HS2 will not be remembered as
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Finance
UK stops naming short sellers
Watchdog scraps EU-era rule in bid to boost London’s market competitiveness The UK’s financial watchdog is to stop naming investors who bet against
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World Affairs
The world isn’t watching
Selective outrage in the age of rolling news For months, our television screens have been saturated with images from Gaza, heartbreaking, relentless, and
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Has City rediscovered its spark?
Shawbrook’s strong debut hints at a fragile but real IPO revival For the first time in years, London’s financial district has something to
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Politics
World Affairs
Britain eyes new steel pact
London seeks US-EU alliance to counter Chinese oversupply and defend domestic industry The British government is exploring the creation of a three-way “steel
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Badenoch’s year of reckoning
Tory leader’s first anniversary exposes a party adrift, not just a politician under pressure By any political measure, Kemi Badenoch should have spent