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Online Safety Act Faces Widespread Ridicule as Users Flout Restrictions via VPNs and Gaming Platforms
The UK government’s latest foray into digital nannying — the age verification requirement for adult websites under the expanded Online Safety Act — has had a predictable and…
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From ‘Hostile Environment’ to ‘Please Come Back’: Britain’s Latest Flip-Flop for the Jet-Set Crowd
The government is reportedly drafting plans for a new investor visa targeting high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) willing to deploy capital into strategic sectors such as artificial intelligence, clean energy,…
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Zero tolerance: UK slams legal guillotine on ransom payments in sweeping cybercrime overhaul
The government has announced a stringent regulatory package designed to cripple ransomware operations that have been paralysing hospitals, schools, and businesses across the country. Under the new rules,…
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Real Estate Market Dynamics: Supply Overwhelms Demand, with London Hit the Hardest
The UK property market recorded its most significant July price decline in more than twenty years, with new seller asking prices falling by 1.2% (£4,531) month-on-month to an…
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DMO Tests Appetite for 2035 Index-Linked Gilts as UK Debt Strategy Shifts
The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced an index-linked gilt auction scheduled for 22 July 2025, offering £1.7 billion of 1⅛% Treasury Gilt 2035. This issuance will…
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Target fixation: the 2030 ICE ban goal may be proving counterproductive
The UK government’s latest push to accelerate electric vehicle adoption reeks of political desperation rather than strategic planning. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s vague promises of price reductions and…
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Starmer and Macron’s Half-Baked Channel Plan Occupies a Dangerous Liminal Space
In a display of cross-Channel camaraderie that would make predecessors blush, Keir Starmer and France’s Emmanuel Macron emerged from their summit with headline-grabbing announcement: a recycled migration scheme…
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