Britcoin is a weird and dangerous idea
The government seems not to fully understand the implications of a “digital pound”.
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Christopher Harborne: the silent donor behind Brexit and Boris Johnson
The Thai-based businessman has given Johnson’s office £1m – the biggest donation ever to an MP. What does he hope…
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At a critical moment, Britain has no plan for its car industry
Britain lags far behind its rivals in this century’s key industry: electric car production.
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The crash of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX may yet strengthen the crypto industry
The 30-year-old’s crypto exchange has filed for bankruptcy, but the potential for decentralised finance remains great.
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How politicians failed to protect the public from crypto
Leaders have spent years indulging a dangerous trend that they couldn’t be bothered to understand.
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Martin Lewis: “It is quite staggering how little politicians know”
The Money Saving Expert opens up about his own attitude to spending, how little politicians know, and being mistaken for…
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Faced with economic reality, Liz Truss insists it’s everyone else who is wrong
If only markets understood the very clever pro-growth plan, none of this would have happened.
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Why your meetings are a waste of time
The biggest study so far on meetings and productivity finds that most companies should eradicate them almost entirely.
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