Closing Time: The Slow Fade of the Bank Branches
The march of the high street bank closure continues its relentless pace, with Halifax, part of the Lloyds Banking Group, announcing the shuttering of a further 14 branches…
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Spending a fortune to keep the lights on (and the gas flowing) is the new British energy policy
The national energy regulator, Ofgem, has just signed off on a staggering £28 billion investment package for the nation’s gas and electricity networks. This move, they claim, is…
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The Unconvincing Silver Bullet: Why Britain’s Heat Pump Revolution is Stalling
A quiet revolution in home heating is struggling to take hold. The government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), launched with much fanfare in May 2022, has now passed a…
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A Swift and Certain Farce: Lammy’s Plan to ‘Fix’ Justice by Putting It on Trial
The British justice system stands on the precipice of a profound crisis. The government’s stark warning that the backlog of cases in the Crown Court could swell to…
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