On a knife edge. Winter strikes.
patti haskins
When cold weather hits, heating costs can be a matter of life and death. So why are community groups the front line and not government?
Lucky numbers.
Jeremy Brooks
You are now three times less likely to win the big prize. So why don’t we run for the hills?
Radioactive waste.
Reuters/Bobby Yip
Is George Osborne deploying the ‘Deep State’ to secure a long-term nuclear arsenal for Britain?
Cooling enthusiasm. Is a key part of climate change mitigation going up in smoke?
Jonathan Brennan
A technology designed to reduce the effect of fossil fuels on the climate has received £1 bln in subsidies and has nothing to show for it.
New broom. Corbyn and McDonnell are building a new economic policy.
REUTERS/Luke MacGregor
One of Jeremy Corbyn’s picks for his economic advisory team is doubtful about the viability of a Robin Hood tax, but sees little obstacle to public ownership in the banking sector.
Dover is taking more than its fair share.
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How FOI requests revealed the massive burden on two local authorities, and how to end the damaging effects on children.
How should you deal with a summer baby?
Shawn Tron
Britain is trying to reduce the disadvantages which burden kids born in July and August. But why does it matter so much?
Moroccan woman Samira Yerou is arrested at Barcelona airport in March on suspicion of attempting to join IS militants in Syria.
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Western media tropes of black widows, deviant sexuality and unthinking compliance fail to explain why violence crosses the gender divide.
The message from Germany.
justflix
What happens to energy policy when democracy takes a back seat – and no one mentions the war.
Testing times for broadcasters in transition.
Sam Greenhalgh
A fractured broadcasting industry is destroying the business model for the giants. There are winners in the wings though, and the BBC could yet be one of them.
Mind the gap: Britain will need to raise rates with care.
Howard Lake
Why do interest rates have to go up, and what’s stopping central bankers doing it right now?
Is Britain offering enough protection for its diverse pool of small businesses?
Eduardo Skinner
A new Tory government, but true-blue business owners might be feeling short-changed.
Left behind. Where do fans sit in the new hierarchy?
Andrew Yates/Reuters
The beautiful game has always had an ugly side to its relationship with the press, but are things now going too far?
Alan Newman
Best of times, worst of times: How leadership elections and an EU referendum are conspiring to leave party donations on the backburner just when it seems most possible to make a difference.
Are savers and pensioners in the chancellor’s sights?
Badly Drawn Dad
A “triple lock” election commitment to keep taxes down is just pushing the pursuit of revenue into other areas – with the threat of more to come.
Is the sun setting on Britain’s energy ambitions?
Tommy Clark
In the long run a shift from renewables to fossil fuels will make it harder to reach emissions targets and will harm the UK’s international standing.
Engine of growth.
Scottish Government
The way the UK thinks about workplaces and workers means that those learning a trade are at a disadvantage. And that’s bad news as we attempt to add 3m apprentices to the mix.
Set in stone?
Robyn Thiessen
A Greek default and exit from the eurozone might cost the UK the odd billion here and there, but the real risks are in a nervous banking sector and the devastating potential of Brexit.
The icons of state funding could submerge the rest.
Simon & His Camera
Keeping taxes lower and protecting the government services most dear to our hearts has huge implications for everyone.
Steam power. Do railway unions have a unique advantage in pay deals?
Dazzie D
The RMT’s successful negotiation will be envied, but the union has advantages few of its peers can rival as bargaining power is slowly diluted.