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Businesses can’t be relied upon to deliver net zero – governments must act

Businesses can’t be relied upon to deliver net zero – governments must act

The global energy transition is failing and the private sector is to blame. It’s time for green policies, not U-turns
James Angel, Lavinia Steinfort 04 Oct 2023
Government debunked a 15-minute city conspiracy theory... then endorsed it

Government debunked a 15-minute city conspiracy theory... then endorsed it

Levelling up department’s own guidance contradicts comments by transport secretary Mark Harper at Tory conference
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 02 Oct 2023
How the UK’s arms trade funnels public cash into private pockets

How the UK’s arms trade funnels public cash into private pockets

The Ministry of Defence’s leading suppliers have paid shareholders billions from a cruel industry beset by failures
Khem Rogaly 15 Sep 2023
How big business took over the Labour Party

How big business took over the Labour Party

Corporate lobbyists have successfully pushed Keir Starmer’s party to ditch its progressive policies
Adam Ramsay 09 Sep 2023
Labour conference set to host weapons manufacturers and spy-tech firm

Labour conference set to host weapons manufacturers and spy-tech firm

Boeing, Palantir and Babcock listed as sponsors for fringe events run by New Statesman Media Group
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 23 Aug 2023
Boris Johnson’s new Lords appointees have donated £17m to the Tory Party

Boris Johnson’s new Lords appointees have donated £17m to the Tory Party

Johnson put Tory donors in the Lords at twice the rate of any other PM since 2013, openDemocracy analysis shows
Andrew Kersley 09 Aug 2023
Renting crisis forces overseas students to live in hostels and unsafe flats

Renting crisis forces overseas students to live in hostels and unsafe flats

Six months’ rent up front, or a guarantor earning £84,000 – overseas students tell of landlords’ impossible demands
Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi 03 Aug 2023

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