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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Capitalism is our best hope for the roaring Twenties 

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Pressing the rewind button on the past decade is a useful reminder of how quickly things change and how unpredictable the economy – and life – can be. This time ten years ago, there were no iPads, no selfie sticks, no Greggs’ vegan sausage rolls and no Ubers. Climate change was still a fringe interest … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: The North needs a Boris boost. Otherwise, his new voters won’t forgive him

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RUTH SUNDERLAND: The North needs a Boris boost. But if he doesn’t deliver, his new voters won’t forgive him By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 23:59 BST, 15 December 2019 | Updated: 00:54 BST, 16 December 2019 Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party have won an opportunity to reshape the political landscape for … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Climate change isn’t merely an ethical issue, it’s a serious financial one too

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Businesses are outraged over the six months of fresh Brexit purgatory to which they are condemned, but there are some problems that are even more difficult than extricating ourselves from the EU. Climate change, to name one. It used to be left to the lentil-munchers, but it has gone mainstream in the financial world as … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Threat of polarised politics puts the world economy in a precarious position

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The message from the IMF meeting in Washington this week is that the world economy is in a precarious position. Brexit is just one instance of a wider uncertainty as the long-established rules of the game, in particular a belief in free trade, are being ripped up. The idea that a US President would threaten … Read more