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What do the local elections mean for the next GE?

by Adrian Pepper | Jun 5, 2023 | Political Insider, zOurWriters2

Labour has emerged from this summer’s local elections with what appears to be a commanding lead, but this is the time in the electoral cycle when voters go to the polls in local elections to send a message to the government. Next year’s General Election is not a...

Chow mein and chips: a brief history of the British Chinese takeaway

by Jamie Coates and Niamh Calway | Jun 1, 2023 | Investor's Notebook, zOtherDiversions

“I’ve never been so disgusted in my life.” Such was one Twitter user’s response to a recent video showcasing the spoils of a British Chinese takeaway order. “British Chinese” was trending on social media as American users analysed and criticised the cuisine,...

The housing crisis is worst in cities – but there are ways to make it better

by Bartek Staniszewski | May 31, 2023 | Residential Investor, zOurWriters2

Despite what the headlines might sometimes suggest, the housing crisis is not one, uniform problem faced by the whole nation, but rather a series of local and very different crises. The ratio between average house prices and average yearly earnings, for example,...

Exclusive opinion poll: How does the public feel about traffic-reduction measures?

by Martin Baxter | May 31, 2023 | Political Insider

Motorists might be feeling under attack at the moment. They are blamed for climate change (CO2 emissions), air pollution (NO2 emissions), road deaths, and congestion. Many on the radical left take the view that reducing traffic is a good in itself, against the classic...

UK bonds are in meltdown again – what does that mean for pensions? Expert Q&A

by David McMillan | May 30, 2023 | The Analyst, zNewsletter

UK government debt prices have taken an unnerving journey south in the past few days. The closely watched ten-year bond has now hit a yield of 4.3%, taking it within a fraction of the level that caused a crisis in autumn 2022. The cause that time was Liz Truss’s...