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      Chris Blackhurst

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      Chris Blackhurst is an award-winning writer, commentator and broadcaster, based in London. He is a former editor of The Independent, city editor of the Evening Standard, Westminster correspondent for The Independent and deputy head of the Sunday Times Insight team. He writes mostly on business, politics, media. He says he will never retire. To adapt Dr Johnson on London: "If someone tires of journalism, they tire of life."
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      Private school fees in the UK have risen out of step with prices, despite the high cost for parents. PA
      UK's private schools tax raid is long overdue

      Soaring cost of education underlines how far private schools have strayed from their middle-class origins

      OpinionJune 06, 2024
      UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak waited for one positive piece of economic news to drop – that inflation was down – before calling a general election. Getty
      Sunak relies on Tory values – and football feelgood factor – to win

      As Starmer storms the opinion polls, incumbent PM hopes proven economic acumen will win him July 4 election

      OpinionMay 29, 2024
      Two scandals that rocked Britain – decades apart – are part of a cycle of failure by government. AP
      Ceaseless scandals show profound arrogance at heart of British establishment

      It has a misplaced superiority that feeds on itself

      CommentMay 22, 2024
      Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, left, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe, centre, and Labour leader Keir Starmer at Old Trafford. Getty
      Bow to Burnham: The UK’s mayors are on the up

      Old Trafford‘s fateful rebuild is a sign of regional mayors becoming more powerful

      CommentMay 14, 2024
      Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Labour leader Keir Starmer could need each other in Britain's coming general election. PA
      The real lesson of UK elections is Lib Dems hold the key for Labour

      The great fear for the Tories is that a Labour-Lib Dem alliance would become permanent

      CommentMay 07, 2024
      Small imports from the EU of deli-counter foods are subject to fees. Bloomberg
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      Border inspections on European goods set to cost British businesses

      As new fees and checks start, Britain’s small businesses, consumers and travellers see the downside of Brexit

      OpinionMay 01, 2024
      The US is galloping ahead of the UK in renewables. Nicholas Hartnett, owner of Pure Power Solar, holds a panel as his company installs a solar array on the roof of a US home. AP
      How UK signals to business set up a self-defeating carbon fight

      Britain has witnessed a raft of ‘anti-climate change’ steps in the months since the PM attended Cop28 global climate summit

      OpinionApril 23, 2024
      Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke outlined steps to modernise the Bank of England in a review published last week. AP
      Bernanke gives outmoded Bank of England a lifeline with his 12-point plan

      Bank chief is safe for now after a respected American economist's probing review into Threadneedle Street's working practices

      OpinionApril 16, 2024
      Authorities have failed to reopen Hammersmith Bridge in west London, despite various plans being mooted. PA
      Failure to reopen key London bridge exposes cracks in UK's global image

      Famous west London crossing no closer to being repaired, five years after it was shut to traffic over safety fears

      OpinionApril 09, 2024
      There has been dark talk of ‘revenge’ from Donald Trump's camp if he wins back the White House. Reuters
      Sell in May before Trump’s big comeback day

      Political upheaval in the US and UK points to a tumultuous year for voters and traders

      OpinionApril 02, 2024
      Membership of the men-only Garrick Club has become questionable for some at the top of the British Establishment. Getty
      City's freezing out of women runs deeper than Garrick Club feud

      While attention is focused on the hub for legal and media elites, it would be foolish to ignore the rife sexism of professionals at leisure

      OpinionMarch 26, 2024
      Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on a visit to an apprentice training centre in Coventry. AFP
      Robo Rishi Sunak has little to offer struggling SMEs seeking skilled staff

      UK Prime Minister's announcement of 20,000 new apprenticeships falls way short of what's needed to address skills shortages

      OpinionMarch 19, 2024
      British business leaders are finding a new home in New York. Getty Images
      Scrimping doesn't pay: UK loses talent to draw of US dollar

      Calls for bosses to be paid more are predictably met with howls of outrage but business performance is suffering

      OpinionMarch 12, 2024
      Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, who this week delivered a budget aimed at wooing voters ahead of a general election this year. AFP
      Sunak's late election ploy leaves his party hostage to economic fortune

      Prime Minister runs risk of losing control of the narrative by waiting to call a national poll later this year

      OpinionMarch 08, 2024
      Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to guests during a reception in London. Getty Images
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      Access to the top is an abiding flaw in UK politics

      A new book on Mohamed Amersi shows little has changed since the 'cash-for-questions' issue was first exposed 30 years ago

      OpinionMarch 05, 2024
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