Hype, hubris and a solution to England’s penalty shoot-out woes

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Afternoon all, Everyone being a bit rubbish has made this quite a good World Cup so far. Unfortunately it hasn’t had quite the same effect on British politics as the “no-one really has a Brexit plan” roadshow rolls on – but here’s hoping. After all things will only get tougher when facing Boris, Gavin and … Continued

Poor productivity and high housing costs are driving a ‘living standards exodus’ from London

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As a Londoner it’s fair to say that as a city we’re quite good at giving ourselves a pat on the back (though apparently self-loathing Londoners are a thing too). It’s often suggested that London is an economic powerhouse, productive, innovative and leaving the rest of the country in its wake. However new research by … Continued

Under-valued carers, over-valued technocrats and charts win minds

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Good morning, Everyone likes a surprise – this week we got two. First we learnt that a Conservative government will openly seek to increase public spending by both borrowing more and raising taxes. And then, even more shockingly, it turns out that England are not in fact legally barred from winning the opening game of … Continued

Lessons from marshmallows, fertility and Babylon

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Afternoon all, It’s time for excessive flag waving, daytime drinking and back-of-a-fag-packet maths. And that’s just the Brexit discussion at the upcoming June EU Council… On the World Cup front enjoy the only month when we can all pretend that the most pressing concern around Russia isn’t which election they’ll try to rig next, but … Continued

Living longer but still losing to Iceland

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Afternoon all, Today is the one year anniversary of the 2017 general election. Now no-one’s paying it much attention – but that’s mainly because they’ve spent the week distracted by the idea that David Davis’s resignation threat might be sending us back to the polls. That he’s stayed put will have come as a huge … Continued

Feminising foreign policy, remembering Grenfell, and unionising the young

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Sign up for our weekly Top of the Charts emails here It’s June. Or as we optimistically call it in Britain: the start of summer. And things are definitely heating up political economy-wise. Southern Europe has decided stable governments with parliamentary majorities are so 2017 – as Spain gets jealous of Italy hogging the headlines. Not … Continued

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