Small firms face tough times, but have reason to hope
Covid has taught businesses how to respond to the present, but the future will demand a more strategic approach.
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“I can save, travel, go on trips with friends”: Inside the new affordable rental homes for young people
A 33-home project is fighting housing inequality as tenants question Kirstie Allsopp’s “boomer mathematics”.
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Making the environment “hostile for offenders”: Undercover with the British Transport Police
Spotlight joined plain-clothes officers as they patrolled the Tube searching for incidents of sexual assault and harassment.
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Boris Johnson’s plan for “high-wage, high-skill” Britain is falling short
Despite jobs growth across the economy, those in low-skill, low-pay work are struggling to move into higher-paid roles.
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The government’s focus on lifelong learning must go further
Investment in skills is key to post-pandemic growth.
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Miatta Fahnbulleh: Skill up to save the planet
All parts of the political spectrum are now having to do things differently, says the economist and former government advisor
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Why we need to break up the Treasury
The fiscal, budgetary and economic powers of No 11’s super-department have acted as a blockage on sorely needed investment for…
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Nadhim Zahawi: How the Skills Bill will revolutionise the route from learning to earning
Reforms will help us put an end to decades of dawdling productivity.
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