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Build Up, Not Out; The Housing Fix Britain Needs
Governments generally use Christmas and the New Year to bury bad news, hoping no-one will notice while they’re distracted by paper hats, mince pies and brandy butter. But this year Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook decided to ring the changes by…
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Let Me Speak Truth, But Tell Me No Lies
Britain’s enemies don’t need tanks or missiles to undermine our democracy. All they need is a smartphone and a social media account. The algorithms do the rest — amplifying lies, polarising debate, and pushing users down rabbit-holes of radicalisation. It’s…
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How To Save The Water Industry
Dry taps and bottled water for customers of South East Water in Tunbridge Wells, Thames Water going bankrupt in slow motion, spiralling bills across the rest of the country and to cap it all, fat cat pay and bonuses for…
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Britain could be a true meritocracy – an aristocracy of talent
Arise Sir Idris Elba, Sir Christopher Dean and Dame Jayne Torvill. This year’s New Year Honours list had a host of well-deserved gongs for famous and not-so-famous names, alongside the usual criticisms about back-scratching cronyism too. Whatever the rights and…
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Minister ‘Gets It’ with a good start on Housing
Government Ministers announced a welcome & positive step towards a ‘Build Up Not Out’ housing policy. Perhaps they’d been reading our proposals in Poverty Trapped……?
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Even the Prime Minister is frustrated by red tape….
Sir Keir Starmer isn’t the first Prime Minister to be frustrated by red tape costs and delays , but he could be the last if he picks up the Centre’s ‘Slashing Red Tape’ proposals to solve the problem. Let’s see…..!
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Knowledge is power – how to give students better life chances & choices
This week’s Government announcement of a multi-million-pound boost for apprenticeships is just the latest attempt to improve young people’s life chances with a smoother transition from school into education, work and training. It’s a well-intentioned move, in spite of tart-but-accurate…
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A UK Sovereign Wealth Fund Would Be A Strategic Anchor Investor
How a Sovereign Wealth Fund could help British startups stay & grow into world-leading firms based in UK, rather than being acquired by foreign buyers so jobs, wealth and supply-chains are all created abroad.
