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04.04.26 - 17:12
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Trussonomics still haunts parties′ economic promises in run-up to UK local elections | Phillip Inman (The Guardian)
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Greens, Reform UK, Your Party, Conservatives and even Lib Dems are making extravagant spending pledgesAs local and regional elections across the UK loom into view, it is clear the spectre of Trussonomics lives on. The Greens, Reform UK, Your Party, Restore Britain, the Conservatives and even the Liberal Democrats cannot help making extravagant spending promises, often paid for by cutting something or borrowing more that, they argue, will have no negative economic consequences.Or if they do, the costs will be borne by people and businesses they do not care about. Continue reading......
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04.04.26 - 16:42
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′Not quite Greggs′: TikTok creators put London′s ′gentrified′ bakeries to the test (The Guardian)
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Viral reviews of artisan cafes across the capital are sparking a debate over cost, culture – and who gets a slice of the cityThe video that started it all was innocuous enough: a woman in her 20s posted on TikTok about how she spends a perfect weekend in north London. On her list were the bakeries Jolene and Gail's, and the De Beauvoir Deli.The reaction, however, was anything but. Many locals commented that they had never heard of the businesses she mentioned. One north Londoner, Moses Combe, 21, was equally incredulous. “If this is where all the north London girlies come in the morning, I'd be a bit surprised,” he said in a viral video. Continue reading......
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04.04.26 - 11:24
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New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows (The Guardian)
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Exclusive: research finds Jackdaw field would provide only about 2% of current demand, and Rosebank only 1%Opening major new fields in the North Sea would make almost no difference to the UK's reliance on gas imports, research has shown.The Jackdaw field, one of the largest unexploited gasfields in the North Sea, would displace only 2% of the UK's current imports of gas, which would leave the UK still almost entirely dependent on supplies from Norway and a few other sources. Continue reading......
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04.04.26 - 11:24
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UK food halls buck downbeat hospitality trend: ′In this impossible climate, they shine hope′ (The Guardian)
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Amid closures and soaring costs, food halls are booming as a cheaper, lower-risk alternative to traditional restaurantsBeeps chirp through the cavernous Cambridge Street Collective on a busy weekday, as buzzers alert the lunch crowd to collect their sushi tacos, rendang curries or Palestinian chicken musakhan.The Sheffield food hall is Europe's largest purpose-built venue of its kind, at 20,000 sq ft, and arrived in 2024 as part of a major redevelopment of the city, which has brought in businesses including HSBC. Continue reading......
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04.04.26 - 08:00
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Could the Scottish Mortgage share price hit £15 this year? (Fool)
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The Scottish Mortgage share price hasn't traded as high as £15 since the end of the pandemic. Dr James Fox explores whether it could happen again.
The post Could the Scottish Mortgage share price hit £15 this year? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....
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04.04.26 - 07:30
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Die Rohstoffwoche: Sigma Lithium, Agnico Eagle, Cascadia, Algo Grande, Visionary Copper & Gold, Dryden Gold, Blackrock Silver, Ivanhoe Mines, Wheaton Precious Metals, Red Metal Resources (Miningscout)
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Sigma Lithium mit 31 Mio. USD Cashflow in Q4 +++ Agnico Eagle steigt bei Cascadia Minerals ein +++ Glencore beantragt Zuschüsse für Assets in Quebec +++ Algo Grande bohrt 57 m mit 1,8 % CuEq +++ Visionary Copper and Gold schließt Bohrungen bei Pt. Leamington ab +++ Dryden Gold meldet hochgradige Funde bei Gold Rock +++ Blackrock Silver mit PEA für Tonopah West +++ Ivanhoe Mines kappt DR-Kongo-Prognose +++ WPM schließt Streams mit BHP und KGL +++ Red Metal startet neue IP-Messungen in Chile...
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04.04.26 - 07:24
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′Over the top and fun:′ TGI Fridays boss insists time is right for a UK revival (The Guardian)
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Ray Blanchette admits he may be a 'little crazy' as he outlines chain's hopes of building 1,000 outlets globally“I am a little crazy maybe,” admits Ray Blanchette, a former TGI Fridays kitchen manager who has taken on the revival of the bar-restaurant chain's UK business in the face of blasting industry headwinds.Blanchette's family investment firm, Sugarloaf, rescued the Dallas-based parent business from administration in 2025. He then went on to pick up its UK arm in January after the local franchisee got into difficulties, retaining 33 UK restaurants but closing 16, with the loss of 456 jobs. Continue reading......
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04.04.26 - 01:48
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′Linen is meaningful in Belfast′: how an old industry is weaving the city a new identity (The Guardian)
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Fabric that once defined Northern Ireland's capital is at heart of its stylish revival, embraced by designers, royalty and heritage farmers alikeOn a cobbled street in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter, next door to a hipster coffee shop and opposite an ice-cream parlour that has a near-constant queue since going viral on TikTok, the elegant Kindred of Ireland boutique is doing a surprisingly brisk trade in artfully oversized butter yellow linen blouses and exquisite Donegal mulberry tweed jackets finished with a length of rose pink linen tied in a bow at the nape of the neck.Half a century after the Troubles, Belfast is finding a new identity through an industry that once defined it. Linen – the fibre that built its wealth and earned it the name Linenopolis – is being woven into a story of renewal. Almost a century after the postwar collapse of an industry that, at its peak, employed 40% of the working population of Northern Ireland, linen is returning as a marker of identity. Continue reading......
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