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Arguments about reducing the tax burden of companies tend to get associated with rabid neoliberals. Here’s why they needn’t be.
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But is the data misleading?
Needle match. tension in the court room can push parents away.
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Harsh tales of mothers and fathers thrust into the court system as they seek the best treatment for a sick child are a warning.
Counting is hard.
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It turns out most of us under-report how many calories we consume – but it’s not entirely our fault.
Courting trouble.
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UK companies currently trade in the EU knowing that legal disputes will be enforced in any member state. Brexit risks changing all that.
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How the internet has made us terrifyingly vulnerable.
Waiting for Superman.
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Britain’s central bank governor Mark Carney is like a prize fighter throwing his last, limp punches.
Blind to the problems?
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Access to justice is still deeply unequal when it comes to low level disputes over bad service or faulty goods.
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The high street chains cop the heat, but shouldn’t you be doing your bit too?
London’s trading strength has evolved from dockyard cranes to high finance.
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As the budget deficit fades from political view, anxiety shifts to the much wider current account deficit. It may signal UK dynamism, but neither financing nor closing it look easy after Brexit.
Keeping the lights on.
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Post-Brexit Britain will have many rivals eager to exploit any weakness in London’s primacy as a home for banking.
Philip Green: hit hard by MPs.
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Philip Green has been vilified by MPs just as Theresa May vows to take on bad behaviour in big business. New research reveals just how urgent a task this is for voters.
Your vote is not insignificant in the bigger scheme of things. It matters.
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Not voting can have serious consequences regarding the kind of society we end up living in. Disengagement can mean a lowering of quality of life.
Blowing in the wind.
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A five point plan to give Britain an approach which tackles climate change while fostering growth.
A khat plantation in Kenya. The stimulant’s prohibition in the UK was a bitter-sweet blow for growers, who now enjoy state support for the first time.
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Options for exports of the stimulant khat are becoming ever more constrained. The anti-khat campaign that was successful in the UK is now eyeing new victories in Somalia and Kenya.
The chips are down.
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SoftBank’s US$32 billion deal for the Cambridge company makes use of the weak pound and may presage more to come.
In need of support.
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New research shows that a third of UK families fall below a minimum standard of living – many are hardworking but still struggle to make ends meet.
A public space the public isn’t allowed to enjoy.
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Development design needs to focus more on natural resources for the benefit of human health.
That’s no Sturgeon .
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The two women at the top of UK politics could be heading for a disagreement.
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The Jacobites are regularly cast as ‘primitive’ Scots – yet it is a false narrative suited for political ends.