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Can freeports be progressive?

A new report claims these low-tax zones don’t have to trigger a race to the bottom.

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Can apprenticeships solve the NHS workforce crisis?

Can apprenticeships solve the NHS workforce crisis?

James Hadlow and Chris Farmer

Well-being at work is key to growing the economy

Well-being at work is key to growing the economy

Anna Ambrose

Exclusion of pay in NHS workforce plan is "laughable", says Adam Kay

Exclusion of pay in NHS workforce plan is “laughable”, says Adam Kay

Harry Clarke-Ezzidio

It’s hard to be a “tree-hugger”, but progressive politicians must try

Energy and Climate Change

It’s hard to be a “tree-hugger”, but progressive politicians must try

India Bourke

Healthcare

“The NHS saved my life”: MPs and peers on the health service

“The NHS saved my life”: MPs and peers on the health service

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Rosena Allin-Khan: “This is Tory Britain, where we examine patients in cupboards”

Rosena Allin-Khan: “This is Tory Britain, where we examine patients in cupboards”

Sarah Dawood

Exclusive: UK water companies have failed to replace three million toxic lead pipes

Exclusive: UK water companies have failed to replace three million toxic lead pipes

Samir Jeraj

A depleted NHS workforce is holding back cancer diagnosis

A depleted NHS workforce is holding back cancer diagnosis

Sarah Dawood

Energy and Climate Change

Just stop the need for Just Stop Oil, says climate adviser

Energy and Climate Change

Just stop the need for Just Stop Oil, says climate adviser

India Bourke

“We really believe change is possible”: UNEP’s Climate finance chief on why there is still hope

Energy and Climate Change

“We really believe change is possible”: UNEP’s Climate finance chief on why there is still hope

Nick Ferris

Labour is trying to have it both ways on the climate – will it work?

Energy and Climate Change

Labour is trying to have it both ways on the climate – will it work?

India Bourke

Meet the workers that maintain the UK’s solar power

Energy and Climate Change

Meet the workers that maintain the UK’s solar power

Samir Jeraj

Tech and Regulation

Lindy Cameron: “You can’t retrofit security into AI – it needs to be built in at the start”

Lindy Cameron: “You can’t retrofit security into AI – it needs to be built in at the start”

Sarah Dawood

Is North Korea hacking your hospital?

Is North Korea hacking your hospital?

Stephanie Stacey

Rishi Sunak touts UK AI safety research at London Tech Week

Emerging Technologies

Rishi Sunak touts UK AI safety research at London Tech Week

Ryan Morrison

Starmer vs the machine: how Labour would regulate tech

Emerging Technologies

Starmer vs the machine: how Labour would regulate tech

Greg Noone

Regional Development

The bold policy that could help Labour solve the housing crisis

The bold policy that could help Labour solve the housing crisis

Tom Wilson

Dehenna Davison on devolution: “We have instigated the greatest transfer of power in living memory”

Regional Development

Dehenna Davison on devolution: “We have instigated the greatest transfer of power in living memory”

Dehenna Davison

How to implement a policy: universal free school meals

Regional Development

How to implement a policy: universal free school meals

Samir Jeraj

Michael Gove’s Renters Reform Bill is “unenforceable”

Regional Development

Michael Gove’s Renters Reform Bill is “unenforceable”

Jonny Ball

The Cost of Living Crisis

Cost-of-living Crisis

Visa renewal fees leave migrants struggling in cost-of-living crisis

Katharine Swindells

Cost-of-living Crisis

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

Alona Ferber

Disabled people shouldn't be subject to "cruel" benefit sanctions, say charities

Cost-of-living Crisis

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

Sarah Dawood

Cost-of-living Crisis

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

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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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How trailblazers are using smart meters to make the switch to net zero

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Why diversity and engagement top the tech leadership priority list

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The great rebalancing act

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The great rebalancing act

David Oldfield

The Policy Ask

The Policy Ask with James Heath: “The UK has been very slow on decarbonising buildings”

Energy and Climate Change

The Policy Ask with James Heath: “The UK has been very slow on decarbonising buildings”

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The Policy Ask with Alastair Campbell: “Boris Johnson and his kind should never be allowed near public life again”

The Policy Ask with Alastair Campbell: “Boris Johnson and his kind should never be allowed near public life again”

The Policy Ask with Matt Downie: "Ending homelessness through a housing-first model is a transformative idea"

Cost-of-living Crisis

The Policy Ask with Matt Downie: “Ending homelessness through a housing-first model is a transformative idea”

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The Policy Ask with Michael Houlihan: “The skills gap is very real, very big and threatens to hold the economy back”

The Policy Ask with Michael Houlihan: “The skills gap is very real, very big and threatens to hold the economy back”

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Skills

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

Harry Clarke-Ezzidio

Why it’s time to scrap the apprenticeship minimum wage

Anna Ambrose

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

Energy and Climate Change

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

India Bourke

Without maths, people are excluded from society

Andreas Schleicher

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?

Samir Jeraj