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Jeremy Hunt’s green policy gap

The Chancellor has criticised Joe Biden’s plan for green growth, but has failed to present an alternative plan for Britain.

By Rachel Wearmouth

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Social media is taking a dangerous toll on teenage girls

Social media is taking a dangerous toll on teenage girls

Jonathan Haidt

Prescription charges are making people sicker, research shows

Prescription charges are making people sicker, research shows

Sarah Dawood

It’s time for Whitehall to stop micromanaging councils’ spending

Regional Development

It’s time for Whitehall to stop micromanaging councils’ spending

Jessica Bowles

Right or left? How we solve the cost-of-living crisis

Cost-of-living Crisis

Right or left? How we solve the cost-of-living crisis

Jonny Ball

Cyber Security

TikTok’s CEO testified before the US Congress. It did not go well

TikTok’s CEO testified before the US Congress. It did not go well

Katie Stallard

UK launches National Quantum Strategy

UK launches National Quantum Strategy

Ryan Morrison

Could undersea cables be the next casualty of hybrid warfare?

Could undersea cables be the next casualty of hybrid warfare?

Greg Noone

There is no chance the government will regulate AI

There is no chance the government will regulate AI

Will Dunn

The Cost of Living Crisis

Cost-of-living Crisis

“It’s not a solution”: Stella Creasy on the government’s childcare reform

Alona Ferber

Cost-of-living Crisis

Disabled people shouldn’t be subject to “cruel” benefit sanctions, say charities

Sarah Dawood

What is Jeremy Hunt doing to tackle the cost-of-living crisis?

Cost-of-living Crisis

What is Jeremy Hunt doing to tackle the cost-of-living crisis?

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Cost-of-living Crisis

In challenging times, small businesses must thrive – not just survive

Kevin Hollinrake

Cost-of-living Crisis

The Budget proves only Labour has a serious economic plan

Tulip Siddiq MP

The Policy Ask with Joeli Brearley: "If you're not happy and you dread going to work, then leave"

The Policy Ask with Joeli Brearley: “If you’re not happy and you dread going to work, then leave”

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Energy and Climate Change

Will the UK get its own Inflation Reduction Act?

Energy and Climate Change

Will the UK get its own Inflation Reduction Act?

Jonny Ball

How Wales could save the world

Regional Development

How Wales could save the world

Alona Ferber

Vanuatu’s existential climate threat: “Losing my country is not an option”

Energy and Climate Change

Vanuatu’s existential climate threat: “Losing my country is not an option”

Ralph Regenvanu

"It's not only bees that will suffer": why lifting the neonicotinoid ban is bad for business

Energy and Climate Change

“It’s not only bees that will suffer”: why lifting the neonicotinoid ban is bad for business

India Bourke

Healthcare

Steve Barclay brought a private healthcare lobbyist into government

Steve Barclay brought a private healthcare lobbyist into government

Rachel Wearmouth

I’m a critical care nurse – here’s why I’m on the verge of quitting

I’m a critical care nurse – here’s why I’m on the verge of quitting

Anonymous

Eating disorders are a greatly misunderstood silent killer

Eating disorders are a greatly misunderstood silent killer

Wera Hobhouse

We risk losing "a generation of dentists", says trade union chair

We risk losing “a generation of dentists”, says trade union chair

Sarah Dawood

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Why diversity and engagement top the tech leadership priority list

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What does the Budget mean for levelling up?

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Awaab’s law needs to protect private sector tenants too

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Bev Craig: “For the vast majority, the economy simply isn’t good enough”

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Bev Craig: “For the vast majority, the economy simply isn’t good enough”

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Why communities are vital to tackling the multiple crises we face

Regional Development

Why communities are vital to tackling the multiple crises we face

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The Policy Ask

The Policy Ask with Alfie Stirling: “It's all about trying to fail in the most successful way possible”

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The Policy Ask with Alfie Stirling: “It’s all about trying to fail in the most successful way possible”

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The Policy Ask with Charlotte Alldritt: “There can be no going back on childcare reform”

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The Policy Ask with Charlotte Alldritt: “There can be no going back on childcare reform”

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The Policy Ask with Quinn McKew: "The government must stop its attempt to throw away our human rights"

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The Policy Ask with Quinn McKew: “The government must stop its attempt to throw away our human rights”

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The Policy Ask with Laura Foster: “Why aren’t we doing everything we can to empower women to thrive?”

The Policy Ask with Laura Foster: “Why aren’t we doing everything we can to empower women to thrive?”

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Skills

Royal Academy of Engineering chief: “The industry has a diversity deficit”

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Why it’s time to scrap the apprenticeship minimum wage

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Can a new university breathe life into Britain’s climate education?

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Can a new university breathe life into Britain’s climate education?

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Without maths, people are excluded from society

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Professor Andrew Pollard: Our future depends on the life sciences

Sarah Dawood

Is it last orders for the Great British curry house?

Is it last orders for the Great British curry house?

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