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The war in Iran continues to cast a long shadow over the global economy, in Britain, the concern is understandably what this means for household finances. Rising oil prices are quickly climbing the list of risks to British consumers, not in abstract geopolitical terms, but in the very real impact on their wallets. When energy costs rise, so too does the cost of producing and ...


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Every few months, another batch of bizarre research grants appear in the newspapers. Taxpayers discover that they have been billed for hundreds of thousands of pounds spent studying the ontology of internet dance or the harvesting songs of displaced Syrians. Academics whose careers depend on these grants leap to their defense, implying that critics simply lack the intellectua...


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One year. That is how long Birmingham’s bin strike has now dragged on.

Twelve months of overflowing bins, mountains of rubbish, and streets that look more like landfill sites than those of Britain’s second city. Residents have endured a year living amidst rotting waste, broken glass, swarms of rats, and the constant threat of disease. In parts of the city, pavements h...


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Commuters across London will have experienced an unwelcome surprise when they tapped in this week, with tube fares rising across the board by an inflation busting 5.8 per cent. This means meeting friends, going out and getting to work have all b...


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One of Aesop's Fables tells the story of a farmer who finds a frozen snake and feels pity for it. He places it inside his coat to warm it, believing it will not harm him. When the snake revives, it bites him. As the farmer dies, he says: “I saved you, and you repay me with death.” The moral is simple: tolerance cannot be a one-way street.

Yet that is precisely what has ...


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