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Those who helped break the economy cannot fix it
Economists at the Bank of England and the Treasury are ignoring the lessons of history and lack the intellectual courage to disregard diktats from the City of London spokesmen and their allies in t...
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Reading my grandad's Blitz reporting makes it all the sadder to see social history repeat itself
Gideon Calder says hard-learned lessons of Blitz-era social policy are being unlearned in 'shambolic roll-out of universal credit.
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Why Martin Luther King's trip to Tyneside still matters 50 years on
Brian Ward warns against historical amnesia and champions the enduring significance of Martin Luther King's visit to Tyneside 50 years ago.
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Fact Check: does immigration have an impact on wages or employment?
Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable claims there is no evidence that immigration impacts wages. Is he right? Ian Preston questions his reasoning.
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Fake news: the facts
Intelligence Squared debate examining the phenomenon of fake news.
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Belleville
Amy Herzog's Belleville staring James Norton and Imogen Poots promises much but delivers little writes Laurence Green.
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Network
Laurence Green reviews Ivo van Hove’s insightful news and entertainment satire, Network
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Julius Caesar / Antony and Cleopatra
Laurence Green enjoys a hugely impressive production of Julius Caesar, the timeless Shakespeare classic that continues to define political backstabbing.
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Goats
Laurence Green finds the four-legged extras upstage the players in a thought-provoking production of Goats that would benefit from more measured direction.
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Bad Roads
Highlighting the brutal effect war has on females, Laurence Green reviews Ukrainian playwright Natalya Vorozhbit’s new play Bad Roads.
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Health & Wellbeing
Diabetes drug may be helpful for Parkinson's disease
Could a drug used to treat diabetes help Parkinson's disease? Behind the Headlines, the news analysis service of the NHS, looks at the science behind recent media claims.
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Health & Wellbeing
Denture wearers may have a risk of poor nutrition – but no link to frailty
Do people who wear dentures experience malnutrition and weak joints and frailty. Behind the Headlines looks at the facts behind this recent story.
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Health & Wellbeing
Still no evidence brain training protects us against dementia
It is good for all of us to keep our minds and bodies active as we age. However, evidence fails to say whether brain training will protect us from dementia, says NHS Choices.
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Health & Wellbeing
Could vitamin D help prevent rheumatoid arthritis?
Behind the headlines finds a balanced intake of Vitamin D-rich foods could help prevent inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis from developing in the first place.
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Health & Wellbeing
Could a blood test in middle age predict dementia risk?
A blood test in midlife could predict dementia risk reports The Times. Behind the Headlines examines the science behind the story.
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Home & Leisure
Triumph: the reincarnation of an iconic British brand
Mike Cooray and Rikke Duus look at the reincarnation of Triumph and the essential lessons for other British brands that need to reinvent themselves.
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33 things the over 60s don't miss about being younger
Two thirds (63 percent) of over 60s say they are happier now than they have ever been ... and the don't miss the strife that comes with being young.
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Brexit no barrier to travel for over 50s
Article 50 has been invoked and the pound has lost value. However, three quarters of over 50s are planning a holiday this year as sense of adventure remains strong.
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Bordeaux: the 2015 vintage
God does weather but can he do macroeconomics too? Michael Edwards tastes the state of the Bordeaux wine industry.
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Home & Leisure
Mercedes Driving Experiences at Brooklands
Michael Edwards road-tests a thunderous Mercedes AMG and an unstoppable 350 ML
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Money & Finance
Noisy Trumpety Trump
Is Trumps ‘noise’ preventing your capital growing? Peter McGahan argues his point.
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Money & Finance
Why financial inequality can't simply be blamed on older people hoarding their wealth
Karen Rowlingson says debate around financial inequality and inter-generational divisions is a smokescreen for cuts in social care and social security for older people.
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Bitcoin valued at $20,000? What’s really going on?
With Bitcoin having reached $20,000, Peter McGhan takes a closer look at what this means.
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Government review of auto-enrolment pensions
Tom McPhail looks ahead to the DWP auto-enrolment pension review and what it is likely to say.
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How to avoid running out of money in retirement
Nathan Long looks at 'capital nibbling' and other investment strategies as a means of generating retirement income.
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Relationships
10 steps to take some of the financial pain out of divorce
The first working Monday of the year has been dubbed Divorce Day. If you are considering a split also consider the potential cost.
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Relationships
Christmas quarrels will see thousands disinherited by January
Thousands of people will spend the festive season secretly plotting to cut relatives out of their Will, according to a new study.
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Relationships
Women more likely than men to lose interest in sex
Has biased reporting of a recent report into lack of interest in sex unfairly treated women? NHS Choices Behind the Headlines investigates.
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Relationships
How to settle social care funding once and for all
Janette Rutterford says the Dilnot Report's findings on social care costs and caps must be implemented.
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Relationships
Society actually does want policies that benefit future generations
Are we living today at the expense of future generations - should we instead be limiting our consumption of global resources and safeguarding the planet for our grandchildren?
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Work & Career
Why it’s crazy to write off workers over 50
Martin Jones encourages employers to take off the blinkers about older workers and have the guts to employ people for what they can bring to businesses – and forget about the date on their birth ce...
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Work & Career
Job hunting tips for over 50s
Job hunting for over 50s doesn’t need to be a daunting experience. With a positive attitude, your experience and skills can maximise your opportunities.
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One in five retirees struggle to adjust, survey shows
One in five adults (20%) who retired in the last five years have admitted to finding it difficult, according to figures from a UK-wide survey.
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Work & Career
The question employers are wary to ask: when are you going to retire?
Sarah Vickerstaff, Professor of Work and Employment at university of Kent explores the uncertainty of employers and employees around working after state pension age.
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Work & Career
You shall work longer ... like it or not
New figure from Office of National Statistics show that we are working beyond state pension age and not everyone does it because they want to.
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