Winter Olympics can show Britain how to start winning again Opinion Britain’s success in the Winter Olympics is a corrective to narratives about our decline – and hold lessons for funding our public services too, says John Oxley Narratives of Britain’s decline abound. From our stalling economic growth to our inability to build sufficient housing to our overwhelmed public services, all point to the country’s struggles. [...]
Brits back Team GB funding hike, but split over taxpayer involvement Sport Business More than half of Britons think Team GB athletes should be given more funding but are split over whether that injection should come from the taxpayer, new research out today shows. Exclusive polling by Ipsos for Morning Wire reveals backing for athletes such as Keely Hodgkinson to receive more than the average £22,500 payment, but [...]