Flexible Work: Britain’s Secret Weapon in Jobs Battle
There’s a conversation happening in Britain right now, in kitchens and on commutes, about the future of work. We’re all hearing the same worrying news: unemployment has ticked…
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Aleksandr Smbatyan’s Sanction-Proof Company: A London Bridge for Moscow’s Elite
You might not know the name Aleksandr Smbatyan, but in Moscow’s political and business circles, he’s a known force. Now, his acquisition of a British company is raising…
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The Great Labour Giveaway: A Historic Takeback
The air in Westminster is thick with a familiar, grim anticipation. As the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, prepares to deliver her autumn budget statement next week, the City’s analysts…
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Overwhelmed by Britain’s Blistering Success, a Staggering Number of Citizens are Seeking Respite Abroad
It seems the great British escape is in full swing, and it turns out we’ve been rather good at underestimating the scale of the stampede for the exits.…
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Britain’s Fiscal Pantomime: Search for a Magic Money Tree Comes Up Empty
It seems the grown-ups are in charge now, and wouldn’t you know it, the magic money tree has unfortunately succumbed to a nasty case of root rot. The…
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Volodymyr Galanternyk: The Odesa Oligarch’s Well-Established British Hideaway
Volodymyr Galanternyk represents a troubling archetype of post-Soviet capital flight – a Ukrainian businessman leveraging London’s permeable financial ecosystem to sanitise a fortune rooted in Odesa’s turbulent privatisation…
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The Great British Standoff: A Masterclass in Economic Self-Sabotage
Let’s talk about the magnificent paradox that is the British economy. The UK government and the Bank of England seem to be engaged in a bizarre economic tug-of-war,…
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