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Ofcom wanted new businesses to enter the broadband market. Now it’s waiting for them to fail

In the late 2010s dozens of “altnets” arose to supply full-fibre broadband to rural areas, but they are threatened by…

By Emma Haslett

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UK suffers highest fall in employment rate in the G7

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UK suffers highest fall in employment rate in the G7

Polly Bindman

How UK company insolvencies have surged

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How UK company insolvencies have surged

Andrew Hillman

“This might be worse than Covid”: Shevaun Haviland on why businesses need help to survive inflation

The Business Interview

“This might be worse than Covid”: Shevaun Haviland on why businesses need help to survive inflation

Emma Haslett

Five ways the government failed to shield the UK from inflation

Five ways the government failed to shield the UK from inflation

Will Dunn

The Business Interview

“Stop financing the aggressor”: Ukraine’s former finance minister Natalie Jaresko on how to stop Putin

The Business Interview

“Stop financing the aggressor”: Ukraine’s former finance minister Natalie Jaresko on how to stop Putin

Virginia Furness

The new dotcom crash: collapsing ad markets threaten disaster for Big Tech

The Business Interview

The new dotcom crash: collapsing ad markets threaten disaster for Big Tech

Will Dunn

“I never do a retake”: How Trinny Woodall spun her social media success into a £44m business

The Business Interview

“I never do a retake”: How Trinny Woodall spun her social media success into a £44m business

Emma Haslett

Bagels, Brexit and Bob De Niro: Jonathan Warburton on the business of bread

The Business Interview

Bagels, Brexit and Bob De Niro: Jonathan Warburton on the business of bread

Emma Haslett

Economics

Russian stocks plummet as troops enter Ukraine

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Russian stocks plummet as troops enter Ukraine

Michael Goodier

Cross-border Irish trade has surged as British exports plummet

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Cross-border Irish trade has surged as British exports plummet

Polly Bindman

How the UK’s post-pandemic “misery index” is surging

How the UK’s post-pandemic “misery index” is surging

Ben van der Merwe

The rise of high-tax Britain

The rise of high-tax Britain

Duncan Weldon

Spotlight on cyber security

Social media giants urged to pay the public back for scams

Social media giants urged to pay the public back for scams

Sarah Dawood

“World leaders now understand that cyber is a big issue”: Lindy Cameron on her first year as NCSC CEO

“World leaders now understand that cyber is a big issue”: Lindy Cameron on her first year as NCSC CEO

Oscar Williams

What’s illegal offline must be illegal online, says Damian Collins

What’s illegal offline must be illegal online, says Damian Collins

Sarah Dawood

How the government's cyber security strategy falls short

How the government’s cyber security strategy falls short

Conor McGinn

Finance

What the Terra crash means for the future of crypto

What the Terra crash means for the future of crypto

Bruno Maçães

Why some people are feeling the cost-of-living crisis more than others

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Why some people are feeling the cost-of-living crisis more than others

Ben van der Merwe

Are the Bank of England's inflation experts fit for purpose?

Are the Bank of England’s inflation experts fit for purpose?

Emma Haslett

“You’re made to feel like the criminal”: why victims of romance scams feel let down by banks

“You’re made to feel like the criminal”: why victims of romance scams feel let down by banks

Sarah Dawood

Work

How “time theft” became a popular idea ⁠— and why it’s dangerous nonsense

Will Dunn

“The price of getting to your job is astronomical”: Britain’s cost-of-working crisis

Harry Clarke-Ezzidio

In the cost of living crisis, supermarket workers are once more on the front line

In the cost of living crisis, supermarket workers are once more on the front line

Will Dunn

It’s confirmed: meetings are a waste of time

Will Dunn

The “new normal” has turned the office into a men’s club

Emma Haslett

"It's not shameful": the fertility officer taking on work's parent problem

“It’s not shameful”: the fertility officer taking on work’s parent problem

Emma Haslett