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10 days ago
Disaster of Brexit is a warning against simple solutions to hard problems | Richard Partington
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Disaster of Brexit is a warning against simple solutions to hard problems | Richard Partington
Alan Milburn says youth unemployment has no quick fixes ā an idea with an important lesson for those thinking about how to rejoin the EU
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/31/disaster-brexit-warning-simple-solutions-hard-problems?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1780225496
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The disaster of Brexit is a warning against simple solutions to hard problems As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote (where did the time go?!) My column in todayās
@theguardian.com
on the issues with easy-sounding solutions to complex problems:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Disaster of Brexit is a warning against simple solutions to hard problems | Richard Partington
Alan Milburn says youth unemployment has no quick fixes ā an idea with an important lesson for those thinking about how to rejoin the EU
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/31/disaster-brexit-warning-simple-solutions-hard-problems?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
10 days ago
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Labour plans welfare shake-up as scale of youth jobs crisis revealed - our front page story today after the launch of the Milburn review interim report:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
12 days ago
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Today in Focus: The Latest 'Lost generationā: why canāt young people get jobs - the latest Good to join our daily podcast (with the added mild trauma of video on one of the hottest days of the year š„µ) on Alan Milburnās review of Britainās youth jobs crisis -
www.theguardian.com/news/video/2...
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'Lost generationā: why canāt young people get jobs? ā The Latest
A landmark report has warned that the UK risks a ālost generationā of young people, as new figures show that more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or trai...
https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2026/may/28/lost-generation-why-cant-young-people-get-jobs-the-latest?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
13 days ago
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Labour poised for fresh welfare changes after scale of youth jobs crisis revealed
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Labour poised for fresh welfare changes after scale of youth jobs crisis revealed
Alan Milburnās landmark report says unemployment among young costs UK Ā£125bn a year and warns of ālost generationā
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/28/uk-risks-125bn-hit-youth-unemployment-landmark-report-alan-milburn-neets?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
13 days ago
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Six in 10 Neets have never had a job, says Alan Milburn, as he warns of āgenerational faultlineā ā UK politics live
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Six in 10 Neets have never had a job, says Alan Milburn, as he warns of āgenerational faultlineā ā UK politics live
Government-commissioned report on young people not in employment, education or training warns āwe have neither a system or a plan to deal with itā
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/28/alan-milburn-neets-review-labour-youth-unemployment-uk-politics-live-latest-news
13 days ago
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UK risks £125bn hit a year from youth unemployment, landmark report says
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UK risks £125bn hit a year from youth unemployment, landmark report says
Alan Milburn warns of ālost generationā after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1m
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/28/uk-risks-125bn-hit-youth-unemployment-landmark-report-alan-milburn-neets
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Number of young people out of work or training in UK could hit 1.25m by early 2030s - landmark Milburn report warns today
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/m...
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Number of young people out of work or training in UK could hit 1.25m by early 2030s
Urgent action needed to avoid ālost generationā, says report by former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/27/neets-could-hit-125m-by-early-2030s-milburn-review-young-people-employment-uk
13 days ago
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Labour appears to be gearing up for another attempt at disability benefit reform... Alan Milburn tells me there is a "catastrophic systems failure" in tackling youth unemployment, and urges Labour to overhaul benefits - ahead of his landmark report this week:
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Labour needs āsystem resetā to tackle youth unemployment, report to say
Alan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy āgoing in wrong directionā
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/25/labour-needs-system-reset-to-tackle-youth-unemployment-report-to-say
15 days ago
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At least 15m Britons not saving enough to retire, Pensions Commission says
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/m...
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At least 15m Britons not saving enough to retire, Pensions Commission says
Just 4% of self-employed workers are putting cash into pensions, with ālarge groups across the UK facing a severe cliff-edgeā
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/19/britons-not-saving-enough-retire-pensions-commission?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
23 days ago
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Andy Burnham has always faced a narrow path to replace Starmer: a tricky byelection, leadership contest that is yet to be declared, and a far from constructive bond market backdrop. On the latter, he is dancing on a pin to soothe a City audience. My analysis:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Andy Burnhamās change in tack on fiscal rules and bond markets is understandable
Bookiesā favourite to replace Keir Starmer tones down stance on government borrowing to assuage City investors
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/18/andy-burnham-stance-fiscal-rules-bond-markets-analysis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
23 days ago
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IMF urges UK to āstay the courseā on plan to cut borrowing levels amid Starmer uncertainty and a prospective leadership challenge
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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IMF urges UK to āstay the courseā on borrowing amid Starmer uncertainty
Washington-based fund praises Rachel Reeves for aiming to cut budget deficit as it upgrades growth forecasts
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/imf-uk-borrowing-keir-starmer-rachel-reeves-andy-burnham?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
23 days ago
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āThereās a risk of another Liz Truss momentā: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again - a key backdrop to any leadership contest:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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āThereās a risk of another Liz Truss momentā: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again
As Keir Starmerās leadership totters, investors warn a Labour leadership contest ignoring public finances and market realpolitik could be disastrous
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/14/theres-a-risk-of-another-liz-truss-moment-city-raises-spectre-of-bond-market-meltdown-again
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Reeves says āif economy aināt broke, donāt fix itā - as fight to keep her job goes on - my analysis on todayās GDP figures:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Reeves says āif economy aināt broke, donāt fix itā - as fight to keep her job goes on
Whoever wins the Labour leadership tussle, the chancellorās prospects for staying inpost have risen given the surprise GDP boost
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/14/rachel-reeves-uk-economy-gdp-boost?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
27 days ago
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Labour must offer more than ābetter managed declineā on economy, influential Tribune group MPs urge
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Labour must offer more than ābetter managed declineā on economy, MPs urge
Soft-left Tribune group issues thinly disguised attack on Keir Starmer, calling for bold policy renewal
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/12/labour-economy-mps-tribune-group-keir-starmer?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
29 days ago
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Who calls the shots on the bin collections in Sunderland is not normally of interest to City traders. This weekās UK local elections are different⦠āThere is a good deal of fearā: what would a Labour leadership challenge mean for bond markets?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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āThere is a good deal of fearā: what would a Labour leadership challenge mean for bond markets?
Rayner and Burnham are trying to gain marketsā confidence amid concerns they could loosen fiscal rules if they replace Starmer
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/labour-leadership-challenge-bond-markets-angela-rayner-andy-burnham-keir-starmer?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 1 month ago
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Dynamic pay on platforms such as Uber should be banned, says
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www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Dynamic pay on platforms such as Uber should be banned, says TUC
Exclusive: Union body finds workers describing themselves as āgamblingā because wages felt like the outcome of chance rather than work
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/03/dynamic-pay-uber-tuc?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 1 month ago
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Tony Blairās thinktank urges Labour to scrap āunaffordableā pension triple lock
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/m...
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Tony Blairās thinktank urges Labour to scrap āunaffordableā pension triple lock
State pension was ābuilt for a different eraā, says former PMās organisation amid pressure on government finances
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/01/tony-blair-thinktank-urges-labour-scrap-pension-triple-lock
about 1 month ago
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UK faces £35bn hit and risk of recession this year over impact of Iran war, thinktank warns
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UK faces £35bn hit and risk of recession this year over impact of Iran war, thinktank warns
Niesr says even under best-case scenario, economy would grow at slower pace in 2026 and 2027 because of conflict
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/29/uk-risk-of-recession-this-year-over-impact-of-iran-war-thinktank-warns?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 1 month ago
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UK has wealthy Europeās āthird-highestā rate of young adults not in work or study
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/a...
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UK has wealthy Europeās āthird-highestā rate of young adults not in work or study
Resolution Foundation report says ācrisisā stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job support
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/28/uk-has-wealthy-europes-third-highest-rate-of-18-to-24-year-olds-not-in-work-or-study
about 1 month ago
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UK inflation rises to 3.3% amid soaring fuel prices driven by Iran war
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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UK inflation rises to 3.3% amid soaring fuel prices driven by Iran war
Annual March rate adds to pressure on household finances and follows warnings of slowdown to UK economy
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/22/uk-inflation-rises-soaring-fuel-prices-iran-war?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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āItās a twilight zoneā: Iran war casts deep shadows over IMF gathering in Washington My end of week read on an IMF and World Bank spring meetings - taking place two blocks from the White House against the backdrop of war:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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āItās a twilight zoneā: Iran war casts deep shadows over IMF gathering in Washington
Rachel Reeves joins global finance chiefs in highlighting how households and businesses are feeling the pain of higher energy prices
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/18/twilight-zone-iran-war-casts-deep-shadows-rachel-reeves-imf-gathering-washington?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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Central bank bosses enlist for āwar gameā in Washington to gauge threat of Lehman-style bust
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Central bank bosses enlist for war game to gauge threat of Lehman-style bust
Finance chiefs to join exercise in Washington designed to assess how they would handle collapse of significant bank
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/18/central-bank-bosses-enlist-for-war-game-to-gauge-threat-of-lehman-style-bust?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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Exclusive: Cuts to overseas aid will worsen shocks to global economy, David Miliband says
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Cuts to overseas aid will worsen shocks to global economy, David Miliband says
Exclusive: Former UK foreign secretary says poor and rich countries alike will be hit amid humanitarian crisis sparked by Iran war
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/cuts-to-oversea-aid-worsen-shocks-global-economy-david-miliband-iran-war?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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Reeves steps up criticism of Trumpās Iran war, branding it a āmistakeā - in a marked fraying of the transatlantic relationship -
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reeves steps up criticism of Trumpās Iran war, branding it a āmistakeā
UK chancellor tells US audience she is ānot convinced that this conflict has made the world a safer placeā
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/15/rachel-reeves-donald-trump-iran-war-uk-us
about 2 months ago
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Economic shock from Iran war risks driving up global debt levels, says IMF
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Economic shock from Iran war risks driving up global debt levels, says IMF
Conflict is pushing up price of energy and food, fuelling higher borrowing costs and hitting growth, report says
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/15/iran-war-global-debt-imf-prices-growth?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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Jack Surfleet
about 2 months ago
Wednesday's GUARDIAN: Iran conflict could spark recession with Britain hit hardest in G7 - IMF
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The Iran war is bad news for the global economy. But for some countries, it is having a bigger impact than for others - and the UK is the biggest G7 loser. My analysis: Reeves arrives at IMF with little leeway to prove its UK downgrade wrong
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Reeves arrives at IMF with little leeway to prove its UK downgrade wrong
Chancellor faced with fundās forecast that impact of Iran war will leave Britain as G7ās biggest loser
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/rachel-reeves-arrives-at-imf-with-little-leeway-to-prove-its-uk-downgrade-wrong
about 2 months ago
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Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns -- Growth forecasts cut for US and global economy, while UK suffers sharpest downgrade in G7.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns
Growth forecasts cut for US and global economy, while UK suffers sharpest downgrade in G7
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/iran-war-global-recession-imf-uk-growth-forecasts-oil-prices
about 2 months ago
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UK growth forecasts slashed by IMF as Iran war hurts global economy ā business live
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UK growth forecasts slashed by IMF as Iran war hurts global economy ā business live
Global oil demand will decline this year for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, IEA predicts
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/apr/14/iran-war-hurting-global-economic-growth-imf-meeting-rachel-reeves-oil-price-stock-markets-latest-updates
about 2 months ago
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New: Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns
UK suffers sharpest downgrade and is predicted to face joint highest inflation in G7 as growth forecasts are cut
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/iran-war-global-recession-imf-uk-growth-forecasts-oil-prices
about 2 months ago
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Good morning from Washington DC. Iām at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings for the release today of its World Economic Outlook - all against the backdrop of the Iran war Task for the week: limit the fallout from biggest oil shock in decades
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
about 2 months ago
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Head of IMF says Iran war will permanently scar global economy even if peace is reached
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Head of IMF says Iran war will permanently scar global economy even if peace is reached
Kristalina Georgieva says even āmost hopeful scenarioā will lead to growth downgrade and cause permanent hit to living standards
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/09/imf-head-kristalina-georgieva-iran-war-permanently-scar-global-economy
2 months ago
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Down at Threadneedle Street for a hawkish hold - Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% as Iran war prompts inflation fears
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
3 months ago
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āNothing off the tableā as Rachel Reeves considers ātargeted supportā over energy costs
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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āNothing off the tableā as Rachel Reeves considers ātargeted supportā over energy costs
Chancellor does not rule out ditching fuel duty rise but tells MPs it is too early to gauge if consumers need extra help
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/11/nothing-off-the-table-as-rachel-reeves-considers-targeted-support-over-energy-costs
3 months ago
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Youād be ashamed to bring someone hereā: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reformās road to No 10 Read
@joshhalliday.bsky.social
ās incredible interactive tale of Newton Aycliffe. From postwar New Jerusalem to boarded-up shopping desert:
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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āYouād be ashamed to bring someone hereā: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reformās road to No 10
Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon ownerās holdings have made it a symbol of d...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/jan/28/newton-aycliffe-county-durham-high-street-decline?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 months ago
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āItās soul destroying watching your local area turning to shitā Doom loop of decline: how struggling high streets fuel far-right sympathies in UK - my analysis for the series -
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Doom loop of decline: how struggling high streets fuel far-right sympathies in UK
Retail accounts for 5% of the UK economy ā but its visibility gives it an outsize influence on public perception
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/29/doom-loop-of-decline-how-struggling-high-streets-fuel-far-right-sympathies-in-uk?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 months ago
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Exc: Farage attack on high street Turkish barber shops is dog-whistle racism, minister says As part of our series on high street decline and the rise of the right: Miatta Fahnbulleh speaks on the Labour response -
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Farage attack on high street Turkish barber shops is dog-whistle racism, minister says
Miatta Fahnbulleh accuses Reform leader of āpolitics of grievanceā while having no plan to fix UK high streets
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/29/farages-attack-on-turkish-barber-shops-is-dog-whistle-racism-minister-says?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 months ago
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Kien Tan
5 months ago
š” This is an excellent profile of Warrington by
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says āitās about taking tough decisions⦠expansion of business parks⦠taking chunks out of green belt to build homesā Want to fix the high street? First grow the economy and disposable incomes!
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āA southern economy in the northā: how Warrington has adapted to change
Good transport links and the quietly booming nuclear sector are helping the Cheshire town to thrive
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/26/warrington-southern-economy-north-adapted-to-change
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You might call it... The Nation's Most Central Location
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Warrington is in fact very sexy šš And we have the highest total economic growth of any city or large town since 2013 (and faster growth in living standards and disposable incomes too), as a model for how the rest of the country can be as sexy as us!
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Another reference in an earlier draft, which I sadly couldnāt include! Thanks for the intro to it, Charlotte. Love it - Ballardian stuff.
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David Higham
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It's all about location and land. Warrington has benefitted from both from the legacy of the New Town Development Corporation (fun fact: the embryonic NWDA was housed in their old HQ) and OMEGA being the largest brownfield site in the country.
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5 months ago
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This one was close to home for me, literally. A feature trip to where I grew up: Warrington is a model town, the
@centreforcities.bsky.social
says today. If its economic performance was replicated nationwide, the avg UK urban resident would be £3,200 better off:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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āA southern economy in the northā: how Warrington has adapted to change
Good transport links and the quietly booming nuclear sector are helping the Cheshire town to thrive
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/26/warrington-southern-economy-north-adapted-to-change?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
5 months ago
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New: Labour watering down its sweeping changes to employment rights is expected to slash the cost of the plan for UK businesses by billions of pounds - our story here:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour workersā rights concessions to cut cost to business by billions, analysis shows
Updated government assessment says measures will now entail āno more than a modest increaseā for employers
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/07/labour-workers-rights-concessions-cut-cost-business
5 months ago
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A productivity boom, but for who? My column in todayās
@theguardian.com
on falling employment in low-paying sectors, investment in automation and AI, and Engelās Pause. Labour must learn lessons from history as automation hits jobs market:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Labour must learn lessons from history as automation hits jobs market | Richard Partington
Productivity is up in retail and other low-paying sectors as tech replaces relatively expensive humans
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/28/labour-must-learn-lessons-from-history-as-automation-hits-jobs-market?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
5 months ago
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How many more times will the Bank of England rescue Rachel Reeves? My column in today's
@theguardian.com
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www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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How many more times will the Bank of England rescue Rachel Reeves? | Richard Partington
The City expects a cut in interest rates on Thursday but economic prospects for 2026 complicate the picture
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/14/how-many-more-times-will-the-bank-of-england-rescue-rachel-reeves
6 months ago
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The Guardian
6 months ago
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Our phone lines are open! Call in to this yearās Guardian charity telethon: 020 3353 4368 Weāre raising money to support grassroots community charities this year to help tackle the rise of division in society. Do call in š
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Guardian charity appeal donations top £200,000 before annual telethon
Milestone reached as journalists including Polly Toynbee and John Crace prepare for fundraising event on Saturday
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/12/guardian-charity-appeal-donations-top-200000-before-annual-telethon?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 months ago
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