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Lodestone's Autumn Statement Round-Up

This afternoon, Rachel Reeves delivered the first Budget of a Labour Government in 15 years, and the first ever delivered by a female Chancellor.

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April 26th 2024

COULDN’T ESCAPE IF I WANTED TO

Schadenfreude might not be an attractive sentiment but it is an inescapably human one. There is something delicious about watching one’s opponents experience extreme discomfort. We may wish that we didn’t feel that way, but...
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April 19th 2024

Caught In A Trap

Who would you ring if, at half past three in the morning, you found yourself locked in a flat by ‘bad people’ who were demanding five thousand pounds for your release? Your mum, maybe? Or...
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March 28th 2024

I Gotta Have Faith

It would be easy to make a joke about how desperately Rishi Sunak needs an Easter miracle. Our Prime Minister certainly has the appearance of a man who believes he is being unfairly crucified -...
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March 18th 2024

I’m Starting With the Man in the Mirror

Who should decide what counts as ‘extremism’? Is it the Party that was until recently deputy-chaired by a man who believes Sadiq Khan is an Islamist? Or the Party whose biggest ever donor says...
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