How to unblock the UK’s infrastructure logjam
Data from UK government agencies show years of delay for major projects that will impact future economic growth.
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Exclusive poll: Voters don’t trust the Tories on childcare
Few think Jeremy Hunt will deliver on his pledges to reduce costs of nursery settings.
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Over 1,000 levelling-up projects “unlikely” to be completed by original deadline
Only 64 projects supported with levelling-up funds have been built.
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David Cameron is a symbol of a broken economic model
The new Foreign Secretary is the architect of low-productivity, low-investment, low-waged Britain. It’s time to break with the failed experiment.
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The Research Brief: trading insults over UK-EU relations
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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South Africa’s energy crisis shows the need for climate finance
In the lead up to Cop28, the developed world must deliver on its commitments.
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Sam Bankman-Fried and the effective altruism delusion
Will the idealist philosophy survive the conviction of its crypto king?
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Labour must find a path to responsible spending with flexible fiscal rules
By 2030, government will need £142bn more a year just to maintain current public service levels. This is not the…
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