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The government has pursued the signing of new trade deals as a goal rather than an actual increase in exports.
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Cohabitation reform is needed in England and Wales to better protect couples legally upon relationship breakdown.
Nicola Sturgeon.
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The fallout over the Scottish government’s gender recognition legislation has not happened in isolation.
Highly effective: Britain’s Challenger 2 tank.
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New supplies of advanced weaponry and training will further integrate Ukraine into Nato’s defensive system.
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Used wisely, public debt could be a way to improve things for our children and grandchildren.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is oveseeing the highest debt interest payments since WW2.
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Swingeing cuts especially to infrastructure spending after 2025 give Labour some choices to make.
Consumers need more help to make healthy food choices.
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Legislation that restricts how shops promote unhealthy food came into force in England on October 1. It’s a good start, but more is needed.
A sheltered cycling lane in Cambridge, England.
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A new report suggests the government has less to fear from promoting sustainable lifestyles than it expects.
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Does the law that created the Scottish parliament allow it to call indyref2?
Scaling up public and private investment will be crucial to finance the transition to net-zero.
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The transition to net zero will require huge investments, but how do we make sure investment goes to the right place?
Austerity-related deaths lead to fears about what forthcoming cuts might lead to this winter, amid the cost of living crisis.
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More people died from the austerity in the five years before the pandemic than have died from COVID since.
The hard hats likely came in handy recently for Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng.
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Liz Truss took over as prime minister with an ambitious plan to cut taxes by the most since 1972 – investors balked after it wasn’t clear how she would pay for it
Fracking faces strong opposition from environmentalists.
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Fracking in the UK has a difficult history – economic theory suggests that whether fracking should occur is a simple case of consent and compensation.
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An ongoing narrative seeks to shift the blame away from the government for mismanagement of the pandemic, by depicting it as beholden to all-powerful scientists.
The RSPB, National Trust and Wildlife Trust have a combined 8 million members.
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Environmental groups have criticised the government’s approach to nature – but what is this approach and why is it concerning?
UK prime minister Liz Truss and chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng on a factory visit after announcing the mini-budget.
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Investor confidence in the UK is at a low, and the bond market has reacted dramatically.
Will he stay or will go?
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The expected relationship between government and central bank policy has broken down in the UK.
The government wants to ease the burden of the rising cost heat and power on households and businesses this winter.
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How Liz Truss’s energy cost freeze could affect what you pay for heat, power and even other goods and services.
The new prime minister Liz Truss has announced plans to reverse the fracking ban and drill for more North Sea gas.
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Liz Truss has appointed a loyal cabinet with varied environmental credentials. What will this mean for UK climate action?
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Scrapping a grant for electric cars in the UK may be a backward move.