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As we approach the general election, politicians must listen to the voice of business

The economy needs greater partnership between the public and private sectors.

By Shevaun Haviland

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The Research Brief: Winter is coming

The Research Brief: Winter is coming

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The Conservatives are bringing the culture war to the NHS

Zoë Grünewald

The first thing Labour should do with power? Give it away

Kaya Comer-Schwartz

Economic Policy

The £92,762 gender wealth gap that is hurting the economy

Alona Ferber

“Don't get left behind”: understanding the finance sector’s reliance on nature

Biodiversity and Nature

“Don’t get left behind”: understanding the finance sector’s reliance on nature

Megan Kenyon

Net zero climb-down sacrifices Britain’s climate leadership for short-term gain

Chris Skidmore

Sustainability

Rosebank has exposed contradictions on the centre left

Rosebank has exposed contradictions on the centre left

Jonny Ball

How London and Boston are using their financial muscle to divest from fossil fuels

Sustainable Finance

How London and Boston are using their financial muscle to divest from fossil fuels

Sadiq Khan and Michelle Wu

Unite chief: “I’ve seen zilch on Labour’s green prosperity plan”

Unite chief: “I’ve seen zilch on Labour’s green prosperity plan”

Jonny Ball

“Cutting the green crap” is a losing strategy for Rishi Sunak

“Cutting the green crap” is a losing strategy for Rishi Sunak

Robbie MacPherson

The Research Brief

The Research Brief: All hail the Digital Overlords

Tech and Regulation

The Research Brief: All hail the Digital Overlords

Your weekly dose of policy thinking.

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Economic Growth

On HS2, Labour is right to strike a note of caution

Regional Development

On HS2, Labour is right to strike a note of caution

David Pendlebury

In austerity Britain, councils have sold off billions in public assets

Regional Development

In austerity Britain, councils have sold off billions in public assets

Zoe Billingham

Jonathan Reynolds: "Labour governments shouldn't be judged by how much they spend"

Economic Growth

Jonathan Reynolds: “Labour governments shouldn’t be judged by how much they spend”

Alona Ferber

Those priced out of home ownership need champions in parliament

Those priced out of home ownership need champions in parliament

Simon Clarke

The Policy Ask

The Policy Ask with Michael Marmot: “Listen to advice from older people, but feel free to ignore it”

The Policy Ask with Michael Marmot: “Listen to advice from older people, but feel free to ignore it”

The professor of health inequalities on telling the truth, knowing the numbers, and staying close to the evidence.

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Healthcare

The Parliament Brief: We still don’t know the extent of hospital Raac, say NHS bosses

The Parliament Brief: We still don’t know the extent of hospital Raac, say NHS bosses

Zoë Grünewald

Regulating hospital managers is not the silver bullet to a safer NHS

Regulating hospital managers is not the silver bullet to a safer NHS

Jon Restell

NHS investment “would pay for itself fourteen times over”

Economic Growth

NHS investment “would pay for itself fourteen times over”

Harry Clarke-Ezzidio

£2.5bn extra to Big Pharma? Don’t tell striking NHS staff

£2.5bn extra to Big Pharma? Don’t tell striking NHS staff

Rhiannon Mihranian Osborne

Tech and Regulation

UK government backs down on end-to-end encryption in Online Safety Bill

Tech and Regulation

UK government backs down on end-to-end encryption in Online Safety Bill

Matthew Gooding

The Policy Ask with Carl Miller: “I’ve had conspiracy theorists turning up at the office”

Emerging Technologies

The Policy Ask with Carl Miller: “I’ve had conspiracy theorists turning up at the office”

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What your organisation needs to combat modern cyber threats

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What your organisation needs to combat modern cyber threats

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The Policy Ask with Kriti Sharma: “AI fear-mongering pains me”

Artificial Intelligence

The Policy Ask with Kriti Sharma: “AI fear-mongering pains me”

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The Parliament Brief

The Parliament Brief: The government is lobbying to delay an EV tariff cliff-edge

The Parliament Brief: The government is lobbying to delay an EV tariff cliff-edge

Post-Brexit, rules-of-origin regulations could hammer the electric car industry and the energy transition.

By Samir Jeraj

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