Is the Tory electoral coalition ready for an interest rate rise?
With the Bank of England’s chief economist warning inflation could hit 5 per cent, monetary policy is about to get…
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Can you really save Christmas by getting a Covid booster jab?
Whether the UK goes back into lockdown this winter depends on a lot more than how many people get their…
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Does the UK government’s newly published net-zero strategy go far enough?
The bigger problem may come with the yawning silence around people’s personal lifestyles.
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Is the government’s heat pump plan a load of hot air?
The aim is that a £5,000 subsidy will entice homeowners to replace their old gas boilers with low carbon heat…
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Why has so little been done to improve MPs’ security?
Five years after the murder of Jo Cox, the police response to threats against MPs remains patchy and inadequate.
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Why Xi Jinping’s absence from COP26 would be dangerous for Boris Johnson
If the Chinese president avoids the climate summit, Johnson’s internal opponents will become louder and more confident in arguing against…
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The EU’s concessions on the Northern Ireland protocol come at a cost
How much energy and goodwill is the UK willing to spend arguing about the European Court of Justice while other…
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We are back in the land of Brexit negotiations
In talks over Brexit, nobody ever says what they mean; positions are taken only to be abandoned or denied.
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