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Conservative Home2 Apr 2026

Matthew Jeffrey: Top grades today, but a barista tomorrow – we’re failing the AI generation (Part 1)

Degrees still matter in many professions, but research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that a growing share of graduates earn little more than non-graduates ten years after leaving university, particularly outside a handful of high-demand fields. The post Matthew Jeffrey: Top grades today, but a barista tomorrow – we’re failing the AI generation (Part 1) appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

Tories pledge to scrap carbon taxes on industry

Kemi Badenoch says carbon taxes have made doing business in Britain "much, much harder than it needs to be".

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BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

Tories pledge to scrap carbon taxes on industry

Kemi Badenoch says carbon taxes have made doing business in Britain "much, much harder than it needs to be".

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BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

The town that's lost faith in politics amid cost of living crisis

Shoppers are paying in cash to keep finances in check, not buying in bulk, and investing in higher-value items.

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The Guardian Politics1 Apr 2026

Global super-rich may have hidden $3.55tn from tax officials, says Oxfam

Charity calls for a levy on the very richest and the closing of tax loopholes in its report on offshore wealth The global super-rich may have as much as $3.55tn hidden away from tax authorities, according to estimates by Oxfam. The charity renewed its call for a wealth levy and urged governments to close tax loopholes as it published its latest analysis of the scale of offshore holdings. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics1 Apr 2026

A third inflationary shock in less than a decade is coming: who will pay the price this time around? | Aditya Chakrabortty

Brutal past experience has taught us that a cost of living crisis doesn’t affect us all the same, because we don’t all go into it with the same income or wealth Perhaps the most celebrated writer on oil markets is Daniel Yergin. His work has won a Pulitzer and his advice sought by every president from Bill Clinton to Donald Trump. Let’s start by looking at an example. Fifteen years ago, before the US and Israel started their war on Iran, killing thousands of civilians in the process, before the

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The Guardian Politics1 Apr 2026

Starmer’s ‘five-point plan’ was not a plan | Nils Pratley

Two of the points were measures on energy bills from the autumn budget, another restated the existing energy strategy “We have a five-point plan for the immediate crisis,” declared the prime minister during his remarks from Downing Street on Wednesday. Really? Two of his five points were measures on energy bills that pre-date the Iran war. One was a description of support for a sub-set of consumers but dodged the key question of who else could get help. Another stated the government’s longstandi

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BBC Politics1 Apr 2026

Analysis: Starmer holds off from emergency measures but warns storm is coming

The prime minister used a Downing Street news conference to make three big calls on the Iran war and cost of living pressures.

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BBC Politics1 Apr 2026

Analysis: Starmer holds off from emergency measures but warns storm is coming

The prime minister used a Downing Street news conference to make three big calls on the Iran war and cost of living pressures.

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Guido Fawkes1 Apr 2026

EXC: HMRC Stamp Duty Investigations Take 35 Months on Average in Blow to Rayner

Angela Rayner potentially faces an extremely long wait before making a leadership push, figures uncovered by Guido reveal. Figures from HMRC show that in the last four years the average length of time that Stamp Duty Land tax (SDLT) investigations have taken to complete is an average of 35 months. Rayner admitted she may have paid…

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The Guardian Politics1 Apr 2026

UK needs ‘ambitious’ new EU ties amid Iran war, Starmer says

PM to focus on European defence and economic partnership for ‘dangerous world’ in pivot away from US Britain’s long-term national interest requires closer partnership with the EU, Keir Starmer has said, citing the war in the Gulf and the increasingly “volatile” international situation. The prime minister indicated that the conflict had re-focused the government on “ambitious” new ties with Europe, economically and in defence, and said that how Britain emerged from the crisis “would define us for

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The Guardian Politics1 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves signals that support package for household energy bills won’t kick in until autumn – UK politics live

Chancellor says the government is looking at ways they can support people based on household income Good morning. Keir Starmer is giving a press conference this morning where, according to No 10, he will discuss the Iran war, and how the government is supporting people at home. Now we are in April, the new financial year is starting, and the government is highlighting measures it has introduced that will help people with the cost of living. The Conservatives have an alternative list, and they a

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