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Britain must improve how it uses its fiscal watchdog

Weak buffers and poor support undermine the Office for Budget Responsibility

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India’s blockbuster labour reforms

The government’s changes promise to liberalise the country’s vast jobs market

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The EU should play its Russian assets card

There are ways to overcome a Belgian block and provide game-changing support to Kyiv

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Trial by jury is a right that needs protecting

Beware of restricting it to tackle England’s huge backlog of criminal cases

29.11.2025 10

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Walmart reinvents itself as a growth stock

Nasdaq listing is testament to retailer’s transformation under Doug McMillon

28.11.2025 9

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Nigeria’s problem is bigger than Trump thinks

Its government is failing to protect everyone, not only Christians

27.11.2025 6

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A tax-raising British Budget with no long-term solutions

The chancellor’s failure to drive growth and cut spending leaves future levy rises on the cards

27.11.2025 10

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A COP of clumsy compromises

It is left to a coalition of the willing to start the hard work of phasing out fossil fuels

26.11.2025 5

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What the UK Budget needs to get right

Reeves must deliver credible savings, calibrated tax rises and a pro-growth signal

25.11.2025 20

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Should we ban ransom payments to cyber attackers?

A legal bar, even for critical infrastructure, could have unintended consequences

24.11.2025 7

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Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing

Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow

22.11.2025 60

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China and Japan’s unnecessary dispute

Beijing and Tokyo should both reflect on lessons from their recent row

21.11.2025 10

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Zelenskyy needs to change the way he governs

Ukraine’s president must act decisively to repair trust lost over corruption scandal

20.11.2025 20

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Denmark is a flawed model for UK asylum policy

Britain’s ‘pull’ factors may make hardline policies less of a deterrent

19.11.2025 10

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Labour’s hotchpotch Budget plan

Relying on a jumble of tax rises will only make Reeves’ task more difficult

18.11.2025 10

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Jihadism and Russia: a toxic mix in the Sahel

West needs a strategy to counter southern spread of instability into coastal states

17.11.2025 20

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Labour has shredded its claim to competence

A chaotic week has raised the risks around this month’s crucial Budget

15.11.2025 20

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The curious rise of Pakistan’s military strongman

Asim Munir is strutting the world stage but has much to prove at home

14.11.2025 30

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The EU needs to rethink its AI rules

Overly onerous regulation could leave Europe as an also-ran after the US and China

13.11.2025 10

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Warnings from the private credit wobble

Investors and regulators should sharpen scrutiny of risky lending practices and interlinkages

12.11.2025 7

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Crucial lessons for the BBC

The broadcaster has made errors, but its board has failed to defend it

10.11.2025 4

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How to curb China’s grip on rare earths

The world will need to band together and innovate to lessen Beijing’s leverage

08.11.2025 10

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A horrific massacre in Sudan

The US and UK should put pressure on the UAE over its alleged role in enabling the conflict

07.11.2025 30

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The Democrats find reasons for cheer

Tuesday’s electoral sweep was a rebuke to Donald Trump, but now the governing begins

06.11.2025 4

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The new nuclear arms race

Amid loose talk of resuming weapons tests, cold war-era controls are unravelling

05.11.2025 10

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UK welfare reform is unavoidable

Reforming the benefits system is vital to avoid ever-rising taxes

04.11.2025 9

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A welcome revival of the Dutch political centre

The liberal D66 are the big winners of the Netherlands election. So is Europe

03.11.2025 3

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Forging ahead: the challenge of AI expenses fakes

Ease of creating counterfeit documents poses risks to financial trust

01.11.2025 5

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A temporary truce in US-China trade tensions

Escalation is averted for now, but underlying source of friction remains

31.10.2025 6

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Germany’s fading economic opportunity

Merz should focus his agenda on raising the country’s industrial competitiveness

30.10.2025 3

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Britain needs a bold Budget, not just another balancing act

The chancellor must initiate lasting reforms to raise revenue and cut costs

29.10.2025 6

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China doubles down on industrial policy

Beijing should focus more on domestic demand to sustain high economic growth

28.10.2025 8

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The US throws sand in Russia’s war machine

Sanctions on top oil producers raise the costs of Ukraine conflict for Moscow

27.10.2025 10

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Labour’s Welsh humiliation marks a realignment of UK politics

Discontent with the two main parties is boosting challengers on the left and right

25.10.2025 6

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America’s risky gunboat diplomacy around Venezuela

A botched military operation against Maduro could have unintended consequences

24.10.2025 6

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Trump’s victory for fossil fuels in shipping

US pressure has derailed a landmark deal to curb maritime carbon emissions

23.10.2025 3

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The boardroom bet on Trump’s industrial policy

CEOs would be wise to avoid staking too much on the US president’s pet projects

21.10.2025 9

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Gen Z is the new force in global politics

The Madagascar protests highlight the powers and flaws of youth seeking a quick fix

20.10.2025 40

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The kaleidoscopic global economy: resilient, lucky and fragile

The contradictions in economic signals can still hold lessons for investors

18.10.2025 5

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Trump’s compact threatens to quash US academic freedom

Universities should stand united against the White House’s demands

17.10.2025 10

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Trump’s gamble on Argentina

The US administration is backing an ally’s misguided exchange rate policy

16.10.2025 20

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Europe needs a better chip strategy

The Dutch seizure of Nexperia shows how ensnared the EU is in the US-China tech war

15.10.2025 6

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Measuring risk in the AI financing boom

A shift towards debt raises the potential fallout from the data centre spending spree

14.10.2025 6

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A rare moment of hope in the Middle East

Hostage release must become a step towards ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict

13.10.2025 20

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The transformative potential of AI in healthcare

Accelerating the technology’s safe adoption in hospitals should be a priority

11.10.2025 8

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Trump’s militarisation of law enforcement

The president is putting under threat the neutrality of US armed forces

10.10.2025 9

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The Conservatives’ long road back to credibility

Scrapping stamp duty makes sense, but much of Badenoch’s programme does not

09.10.2025 4

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Japan’s next PM needs Takanomics, not Abenomics

Sanae Takaichi must adapt the economic policies of her mentor to today’s tasks

08.10.2025 6

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The damaging twilight of the Macron presidency

President’s mistakes have plunged France into its worst crisis for 70 years

07.10.2025 5

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Britain’s flawed support for Jaguar Land Rover

The government’s loan guarantee risks creating complacency over cyber resilience

05.10.2025 6

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