Local elections: who is the fight between?
Local elections: who is the fight between? With the local elections around the corner, is the battle between the Labour and Conservative parties,.
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Trumps adds political risk to US assets
For decades US assets were the world’s default setting – neutral, safe, dependable. From Treasuries to the dollar, they were the bedrock of.
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Court: ‘Woman is biological female’
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Equality Act 2010 does not include transgender women as women, even if they have gender.
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‘The Opposition has vanished’
Not a single MP voted against it. Not ten brave voices, not one principled abstention. Silence. In a moment that should echo through.
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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.