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Also in this week’s newsletter: why the economy is politically impossible to manage
Plus, rumblings about a levy on international student fees
Also in this week’s newsletter: a warning for the rest of British industry from the National Cyber Security Centre
Also in this week’s newsletter: signs of life in London’s IPO market
Also in this week’s newsletter, gilt investors take fright at Andy Burnham’s comments
Plus some good news for inward investment into NI
Also in this week’s newsletter, the two-tier system for treating ADHD
Plus, how the fuel cap is distorting transport costs
Also in this week’s newsletter, what recruiters are telling us about the labour market
Definitions of what constitutes ‘infrastructure’ always skew physical but information is vital to a modern economy
The tech company will have to rely on ‘assumed’ rather than actual facts to contest the UK’s encryption order
An industry that welcomed Brexit feels betrayed
Also in this week’s newsletter, the South West’s changing labour force
Also in this week’s newsletter, the EU remains the UK’s most important export market despite Brexit
Producers will be forced to cover more of the costs for disposing of rubbish
Government services face different challenges to the private sector
Plus, Keir Starmer launches NHS reform programme
Spending on defence and technology welcomed but aid cuts hurt health research
Also in this week’s newsletter, Labour’s plan to revive bus services
Also in this week’s newsletter, funding for new houses is not what it seems
Also in this week’s newsletter, growing fears of steel imports ‘flooding’ the country
Party faces familiar problem of finding large-scale savings while avoiding unpopular choices
Ministers should support flourishing industries through AI shifts, not let tech companies continue to suck up value
Also in this week’s newsletter, changes to ONS’s employment survey yield results
Also in this week’s newsletter, Budget restores spending on affordable housing