North Sea oil companies receive more money from the government than they pay in taxes
The UK has given firms including Exxon and Shell hundreds of millions of pounds in rebates.
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What happens if the UK runs out of petrol?
The short answer is: we won’t.
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Why can’t furloughed workers just become HGV drivers?
What there is really a shortage of is not workers but people who are prepared to work for very little.
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Will the HGV driver shortage lead to new rows over Brexit and immigration?
The cabinet is divided over the problem – and so, quietly, is Labour.
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The week Britain ran out
From closed petrol forecourts to empty supermarket shelves, a shortage society is forming and the cost of living is rising.
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Energy prices, petrol, rent and food: What’s driving the UK’s cost of living crisis?
A complex problem of supply and demand is rapidly driving up the cost of living in the UK.
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Why “freedom day” is a business gamble as well as a public health one
As some sectors embrace the unlocking, others are suffering dramatic staff shortages due to rising cases.
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Labour’s mystifying addiction to policy announcements continues to cause it harm
Under Keir Starmer, the party continues to have far too many policy announcements without a theme.
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