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Transport across the North West set to improve, with journey times reduced

Transport across the North West set to improve, with journey times reduced

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has targeted North West railways and roads as catalysts for economic improvement, outlined in her Autumn Budget
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Four E’s, yet none for Excitement: The problem with Hunt’s Vision

Four E’s, yet none for Excitement: The problem with Hunt’s Vision

Hunt’s vision for the economy may sound exciting, but his views are unlikely to materialise in practice
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Neither a spender nor a borrower be: The problem with the Bank of England

Neither a spender nor a borrower be: The problem with the Bank of England

Ashwin discusses rising inflating, especially since Brexit, and questions why politicians have more say over our money than our banks
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Manchester International Festival contributes £50m to the city

Manchester International Festival contributes £50m to the city

This year’s Manchester International Festival (MIF19) spanned 18 days, with events ranging from dance, theatre, music and visual arts to site-specific performance and immersive installations
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Manufactured Outrage? Our misguided leap towards automation

Manufactured Outrage? Our misguided leap towards automation

A second industrial revolution is already underway and we are too blinded by Brexit to take notice, argues Archie Earle
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How 147 companies control 40% of the global economy

How 147 companies control 40% of the global economy

A report published a Zurich team has revealed the small handful of companies that hold disproportionate influence in the global economy
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Manchester’s employment level to surpass London’s following Brexit

Manchester’s employment level to surpass London’s following Brexit

A new study predicts increased employment growth in Manchester after Brexit, propelling the city ahead of London
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Norway: where’s my (oil) money?

Norway: where’s my (oil) money?

A look at what Brits can learn from the Norwegians and their $1 Trillion sovereign wealth fund
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Carillion’s dirty papers

Carillion’s dirty papers

Parliament voted to release the government’s risk assessments of Carillion… and they are devastating
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Indian tech company create 80 new jobs in MediaCityUK

Indian tech company create 80 new jobs in MediaCityUK

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Manchester-India Partnership will see Tech Mahindra establish an office in Manchester creating 80 new jobs, boosting trade and investment
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Stop trying to sell me feminism

The corporate commercialisation of female empowerment is degrading
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Ex-Chancellor George Osborne given honorary professorship at University of Manchester

Reaction to the news has been mixed, with the university praising Osborne’s dedication to the Northern Powerhouse and its growing economy, while critics have questioned the ex-Chancellor’s credentials
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International students in the North West boost economy by £970 million

Data released by Universities UK shows 35,000 foreign students in the North West of England contribute nearly £1 billion to local economy
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Brexit: Article 50 to be triggered by March 2017

At the annual Conservative Party conference, Prime Minister announced plans for Article 50 to be triggered by spring of next year
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Brexit could cost UK £3.7 billion generated from EU students

According to a report by UUK, students studying in the UK from the European Union bring £3.7 billion to the UK and help create jobs
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The “Generation Y” problem

Young adults today are financially worse off than any age group over the last 30 years
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Hong Kong and youth politics

Jessica Chow-Lau and Candice Chau argue that Hong Kong needs more political involvement if anything is to change
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How to measure a nation

Should we look at more than just GDP when judging success? Tristan Parsons examines other ways to measure how good a society is
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Marketing: Who’s in control of what you spend?

With advertising and marketing more prevalent in our lives than ever before, we must ask: to what extent are we truly in control of our own expenditure?
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One in four Manchester homes are workless

A new report shows that households in Manchester have some of the highest rates of ‘joblessness’ anywhere in the country
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