Military gap years won’t fix a generation – but real investment might
It sounds like a winner – but time will tell if it really is the real deal The government’s new military gap year.
Defence
Politics
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Agriculture
Politics
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Labour’s rural own goal on farm tax and trail hunting – countryside under siege
Farm tax U-turn fallout The government’s climbdown on the so-called farm tax is welcome. Necessary, even. After months of Whitehall deafness, muddy boots.
Business News
Culture
Hospitality sector
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Hospitality sector must shout with one voice
From boardrooms to bar stools And so to pubs. Pubs sit at the sharp end of all of this. They are hyperlocal, licence-dependent,.
Finance
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World Affairs
How has the Afghan economy performed since the fall of Kabul in 2021?
In 2021, much of the world watched in horror as Afghanistan slowly fell to the Taliban, with Kabul eventually falling in mid-August. Immediate.
Culture
People
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Hunting – a rural pastime, community hub and icon of English heritage
You can only understand a Boxing Day hunt by seeing for yourself – not by scrolling on a smartphone There’s something enchanting about.
Blockchain
Crypto
Finance
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UK stablecoin market is lagging behind America: We must catch up
Huge opportunity for UK stablecoin firms – in capturing market share and helping define the Govt’s regulatory framework The UK has spent 2025.
Finance
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What next for the Yen?
The Yen carry trade is teetering, so where do things go from here? While most eyes are on Europe and the United States.
Culture
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World Affairs
After years of hate marches, we are now seeing a globalised intifada
Anger on other conflicts tends to stay within the contextual bounds of decency Vladimir Putin’s wrong-headed assault on Ukraine has been grinding on.
Culture
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Weekend read
Shrinking women: The subtle social training we still ignore
Across the world, and in the United Kingdom as well, many women still face pressure to become smaller versions of themselves. This pressure.
Politics
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Reform’s £9m donation may turn the West Midlands teal in May
The game changes, suddenly Every election cycle produces a moment – the split-second when politics stops behaving normally and begins to tilt. Reform.