Time for Britain to aim for the stars
With Russia lagging with yet another Soyuz failure, Britain should up its game in the global space race, writes Alec…
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Is that the end of Lewis Hamilton’s knighthood?
Reputations are on the line following the ‘Paradise Papers’, and rightly so, writes Emelia Hamilton-Russell The release of millions of…
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PM’s nightmare speech shows dire need for new Tory dream-team
The Monty Python theatrics of Theresa May’s speech shows that the Tories need a social media overhaul, and the leadership…
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The end of the Goldilocks era in economics
Will the end of the not too hot, not too cold economy bring back the bears, asks Guy Monson The…
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Lessons from the death threat against Gina Miller
Viscount Rhodri Phillipps’ malicious Facebook comments are leading him to imprisonment, and shows that the public scrutiny of a high…
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Don’t expect lax governments to protect you from Cyber crime
HNWs can’t expect our lax governments to protect them from cyber crime and other cyber threats, warns Robert Amsterdam The…
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HMS Queen Elizabeth is Britain’s ‘new Concorde’
HMS Queen Elizabeth, which this week left Leith Dockyards for sea trials, will fly the flag for Britain and one…
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Is the Bank of England changing its mind on interest rates?
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee came close to deadlock on interest rates yesterday, and change is in the…
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The Union’s stock is rising thanks to the Tories’ tartan surge
The Union’s stock is rising thanks in particular to Tory success north of the border under Ruth Davidson’s leadership, writes…
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Election result leaves City scrambling for answers
A blanket of unprecedented uncertainty was cast over the UK last night. Matthew Hardeman scans the new landscape The nation…
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Hung out to dry?
The hung parliament speaks of the long shadow of the financial crisis and shows that the new ‘mystery’ voters were…
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Blackstone bets big on Finland
Blackstone bet big on the Scandies this week, with a $2 billion offer for a Finnish property group. Could we…
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Notes from the campaign trail
As Britain goes to the polls, William Cash reflects on an unusual election campaign I was out on the stump…
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Is it time to arm our police?
After the London Bridge and Manchester Arena attacks is it time for Britain to give its police guns, asks Olenka…
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Time to fix Britain’s corporate sell-off?
Following the abortive foreign takeover bid for household Dove-to-Marmite giant Unilever, questions are being asked about Britain’s ‘open borders’ M&A…
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How to preserve the value of your enveloped property
With HMRC increasing its revenue from tax avoidance investigations, Thomas Adcock suggests looking at traditional tax planning methods instead for…
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What the Kim Kardashian Paris heist teaches us about digital privacy
The digital revolution has ushered in an age of unprecedented openness — as well as a raft of new threats…
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Charity CEOs deserve to be well paid
Sophie Mazzier claims charity bosses should be well remunerated to allow their causes to prosper, though the same does not…
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Why Putin might be the ‘biggest’ winner in the US election
Trump’s unconventional foreign policy might improve US-Russia relations post-World War II, but will this honeymoon last or will the president…
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From Churchill to Trump – an economist’s hopes for the future
Economist and former UKIP leadership hopeful Professor Tim Congdon revisits Churchill’s legacy on Europe as Nigel Farage pleads with Donald…
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