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• What we get wrong about ageing and work

  28-05-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  There is no consistent evidence that older workers are any less productive than their younger counterparts
  
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• UK reveals cuts to aid for Africa and Middle East

  19-03-2026 18:18 via ft.com
  Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper says reduced budget means ‘hard choices and unavoidable trade-offs’
  
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• Can Reeves overcome the sceptics on fiscal devolution?

  19-03-2026 18:03 via ft.com
  Plus, Labour prepares for another go at reforming sickness benefits
  
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• Peers vote down UK ‘mandation’ powers on pension scheme investments

  19-03-2026 17:17 via ft.com
  Lords resist government proposal to force pension funds to invest in specific assets
  
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• Gilts sell off after Bank of England warns of inflation risks

  19-03-2026 14:51 via ft.com
  
  MPC holds rates at 3.75% as Middle East war continues to push energy costs up
  
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• BoE holds rates but hints increases not off the table

  19-03-2026 13:32 via ft.com
  MPC stresses its only objective is to ensure inflation remains at its target rate of 2%
  
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• Pandemic brought NHS ‘close to collapse’, says UK Covid inquiry

  19-03-2026 13:23 via ft.com
  
  Report also says ‘Stay Home, Protect the NHS’ message stopped people receiving treatment for life-threatening conditions
  
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• UK unemployment rate held at post-pandemic high of 5.2% at start of the year

  19-03-2026 11:16 via ft.com
  Figure comes ahead of Bank of England decision on interest rates
  
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• KPMG and Harvey Nichols among employers to have paid less than UK minimum wage

  19-03-2026 01:02 via ft.com
  
  Government steps up its enforcement of newly strengthened workers’ rights
  
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• KPMG and Harvey Nichols among employers found to have paid less than UK minimum wage

  19-03-2026 01:02 via ft.com
  Government steps up its enforcement of newly strengthened workers’ rights
  
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• UK to protect steel industry with new import tariffs

  19-03-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Move brings Britain in line with US, EU and Canada which have sought to bolster domestic producers
  
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• Ithaca says policy clarity puts Cambo oil and gas project closer to approval

  18-03-2026 15:06 via ft.com
  Company suggests certainty over future tax regime is helping unlock one of UK North Sea’s biggest developments
  
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• Green Party leader pledges £8.4bn to stop UK energy bills rising

  18-03-2026 14:40 via ft.com
  Zack Polanski says party would prevent increases in household energy costs through higher taxes on capital gains  
  
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• Economists raise UK inflation forecasts after energy costs surge

  18-03-2026 14:06 via ft.com
  Bank of England now expected to keep interest rates on hold at its meeting on Thursday
  
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• How can the UK shield households from higher energy bills?

  18-03-2026 13:32 via ft.com
  Keir Starmer has made clear the government is unlikely to intervene at scale until higher prices hit consumers
  
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• UK fights to keep selling more potent cannabis products in EU ‘reset’ talks

  18-03-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  British food and drinks supplements can contain 10mg of marijuana or hemp-derived CBD, five times Europe’s daily limit
  
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• UAE set to show leniency on tax rules for expats leaving to avoid Iran war

  18-03-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Move would be particularly important for Dubai, which has attracted wealthy individuals with its zero income tax rate
  
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• UK price gap between first-time properties and bigger homes at record high

  18-03-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Buyers in the South East and London face the biggest challenge in trading up for more space
  
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• Reeves’ ambitious growth rhetoric clashes with reality

  17-03-2026 19:20 via ft.com
  The chancellor’s plans for a reset with the EU lack credibility
  
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• Rachel Reeves warned that more than warm words are needed to woo the EU

  17-03-2026 18:31 via ft.com
  Bloc will not budge on granting UK greater access to its markets unless Labour accepts greater obligations, say industry analysts
  
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• Rachel Reeves backs more regional devolution to ‘unlock growth’

  17-03-2026 17:32 via ft.com
  UK chancellor’s reforms include allowing local areas to keep some proceeds from higher income tax receipts
  
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• Iran crisis puts Bank of England’s new monetary model to the test

  17-03-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Extreme uncertainty over inflation comes as rate-setters switch to scenario-planning tools
  
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• Reeves to say she will back compulsory purchase powers for Oxford-Cambridge corridor

  16-03-2026 23:30 via ft.com
  Chancellor will tell landowners they will not be allowed to stand in the way of the project
  
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• Reeves to say she is ready to use compulsory purchase powers for Oxford-Cambridge corridor

  16-03-2026 23:30 via ft.com
  Chancellor will tell landowners they will not be allowed to stand in the way of the project
  
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• Donald Trump launches fresh attack on UK’s ‘terrible’ Iran war stance

  16-03-2026 19:08 via ft.com
  President’s criticisms reflect strains in US-UK relations but could strengthen Starmer’s position domestically
  
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• Changes to UK working habits push car park group into administration

  16-03-2026 18:50 via ft.com
  National Car Parks hit by falling demand since the pandemic as people altered how they shopped and worked
  
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• McFadden vows to press on with UK welfare reforms in bid to boost employment

  16-03-2026 17:45 via ft.com
  Work and pensions secretary insists Labour MPs who forced U-turn last year could be persuaded to back changes
  
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• Labour must not lose my generation of voters

  16-03-2026 17:09 via ft.com
  The defeat by the Greens in Greater Manchester demonstrates the danger of failing to address economic burdens
  
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• UK plans to curb powers of financial services watchdog

  16-03-2026 16:37 via ft.com
  Treasury proposes Financial Ombudsman Service reforms to prevent it acting as ‘quasi-regulator’
  
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• Monzo tells customers '20 days left' or 'risk losing it' in £20,000 alert

  16-03-2026 16:30 via express.co.uk
  The bank has warned customers that they need to act quickly if they want to use any remaining allowance
  
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