School catering firms make millions while children eat Bad Pie
The quality of school meals has been falling dramatically in the cost-of-living crisis – and the proof is in the…
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That sound you’re hearing is public nuisance capitalism
Technology is giving us an ever greater capacity for antisocial behaviour.
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A little outsourced admin later and I am slightly less poor
After 35 years, it turns out freelancing can pay off.
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I’ve nothing against boomers
It’s decades of policies prioritising wealth protection that are the source of resentment.
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The delivery-driver moral panic
Gig economy workers are villainised instead of supported.
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Why Rachel Reeves should crash the housing market
It might take ten years and a lot of shouting, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth doing.
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The tax raid on the middle classes has already happened, thanks to Sunak and Hunt.
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For higher earners, retirement contributions are fantastic value, mostly thanks to the munificence of the state.
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The metal beloved of pirates and 1930s governments is booming. But investing in a volatile commodity always carries risk.
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The QE theory of everything
How the $30 trillion quantitative easing experiment reshaped our world – from Brexit to the dominance of Big Tech.
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Buyers who take up the offer may well find themselves stuck with higher repayments – and unable to switch to…
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“Now the little guys have the advantage,” says WallStreetBets founder
Jaime Rogozinski thinks the forum behind the Gamestop phenomenon is still the most disruptive force in finance.
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America has a gambling problem
If you want to understand the rotten state of the nation, head to a casino.
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