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  • On This Day : Reagan declares: “We begin bombing in five minutes”

    Opinion

    On this day in 1984, a lighthearted quip from Ronald Reagan nearly sparked World War Three, writes Eliot WilsonRonald Reagan was an old pro. By the summer of 1984, it was more than 50 years since he had made his radio debut as a sports broadcaster for WOC in Davenport, Iowa, commentating on baseball games.In […]

    Ronald Reagan speaking at a podium with microphones, holding a paper, family photos visible in the background
  • Burnham should go on a ‘cost of doing business’ tour

    Economics
    Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, in a dark suit and glasses, listening intently at a wooden table.
  • Richard Branson: Support founders to build the next Virgin in Britain

    Opinion
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  • Going on holiday as Prime Minister comes at a cost

    Opinion
  • On this day: ‘We begin bombing in five minutes’ – Reagan’s accidental broadcast

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  • Burnham is wrong. Devolution will only grow Whitehall

    Opinion
  • Improve technical education for women to plug engineer shortage

    Opinion
  • ‘Good growth in every postcode’ is a woeful catchphrase

    Opinion
  • The BBC shouldn’t push Londoners to accept antisocial phone behaviour 

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  • Britain’s problem isn’t too much Thatcherism, but too little

    Opinion
  • Policing alone won’t solve London’s shoplifting epidemic

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  • Hiscox finance chief: London’s AI adoption is too slow

    Opinion
  • Andy Burnham is on course to rack up the second highest debt interest bill on record

    Opinion
  • Think your tax affairs are settled? Think again.

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  • ‘Social value’ procurement rules are an absurd waste of time and money

    Economics
  • Is it ever ok to wear shorts to the office?

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