Dictators vs. Gen Z
Across the globe, from Asia to Africa and beyond, authoritarian leaders – be they traditional dictators or modern-day strongmen – are facing an.
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‘Make U-turns Great Again’
The overtly protectionist aim of Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs was to drive jobs, industry and wealth back to America in line with.
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British Steel: Energy rethink required
After months of dithering, Keir Starmer’s government blinked. They pulled Britain back from the brink of an industrial betrayal – one that would.
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Wealth drain hurting UK
Some 74,000 non-doms paid the UK government £8.9 billion in taxes in 2022/23. Changes in inheritance tax and capping business and agricultural relief.
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Repairing Brum’s reputation
[Note: Our man Josh Moreton wrote this before our interview with Sir Andy Street and our piece on the Birmingham Blues’ promotion to.
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Trump: no tariffs on smartphones
And so it continues. First it was the bond markets which forced him to change his tune. Now the titans of tech have.
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WM – home of steel tech?
The West Midlands has always been the beating heart of British industry. From the Black Country’s foundries to the factories of Birmingham, this.
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Trump tariff U-turn
After weeks of escalating rhetoric and tariff hikes that had global markets in a spin, Donald Trump abruptly hit pause. The US president.
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Private tutors for 20% of GCSE students
One in five state-educated children who took their GCSEs last year were privately tutored, according to the Sutton Trust social mobility charity. While.
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US exodus to UK
For years Britain watched its wealth quietly slip away. A post-Brexit chill, political uncertainty, and the scrapping of the non-dom tax regime nudged.