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...Additional reporting by Stephen Morris and George Hammond in San Francisco...
...Diane Wehrle, insights director at consultancy Springboard, says retail “footfall” UK-wide had already declined by an average of 1.3 per cent a year between 2011 and 2019, and by more in some areas....
...Matthew Hammond, Midlands Leader at PwC, said: “Local leaders must look to invest in the skills needs of the region to support the next generation into the workforce.” Hannaford agreed....
...But UK high street vacancies could double to one in every five shops in the coming months, according to Diane Wehrle, marketing and insights director at property data provider Springboard....
...Speakers on the stage in Parliament Square included shadow ministers John McDonnell and Diane Abbott, and actor Patrick Stewart. “Brexit will shape this country for decades to come,” Sir Patrick said....
...Echoing similar warnings from Philip Hammond, the chancellor, Mr Hunt wrote in The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday that parliament would block a no-deal exit, heralding the fall of the government and the risk...
...“When we come in third after the Brexit party, that is a clue something is wrong with our strategy,” said Diane Abbott, shadow home secretary....
...Philip Hammond said there were no red lines in talks between senior Conservative and Labour figures to end deadlock over Brexit after they appeared to stall on Friday....
...said Diane Coyle, professor of public policy at Cambridge....
...Diane Coyle: Worse....
...“The UK has been one of the leaders in high-tech start-ups and the sharing economy has expanded quickly,” said Diane Coyle, professor of economics at the University of Manchester....
...“There are lots of sensible measures that will help on the supply side and productivity potential,” said Diane Coyle, professor of economics at the University of Manchester....
...On January 24, the chancellor Philip Hammond tweeted within 90 minutes of the figures being published, welcoming “record high employment, including record female employment”....
...This move by the Office for Budget Responsibility will hit its forecasts for economic growth and tax revenues and create a challenge for chancellor Philip Hammond because it risks undermining his goal of...
...Philip Hammond has accused Labour of putting forward an array of uncosted policies that will lead to a tax and debt “bombshell” if the party wins the general election in June....
...Learning from Uber: Diane Coyle argues in an opinion piece that the public sector can learn from the successes of platform networks....
...Given Philip Hammond’s wish to build up a Brexit financial buffer, and the political aversion to significant tax increases, the “less” part of the equation is a given....
...Philip Hammond, chancellor, says he swears occasionally. Wouldn’t you? 9. Ritual humiliation is important....
...Budget: Janan Ganesh Diane Coyle: How spending cuts appear as productivity gains How to get more for less?...
...Mr Hammond is far from the first UK politician to acknowledge a productivity problem in the north....
...Diane Coyle on how to have a productive Brexit. The election of Trump has coincided with a 'blue collar revival' in the US, the Economist reports....
...I have little faith that Hammond has any clue what to do in the face of a slowing economy....
...These fundamental lessons matter more than whatever specifics that Philip Hammond, the chancellor, announces in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday....
...Diane Abbott, shadow home secretary, said: “Tory migration policy is a shambles....
...Diane Abbott, shadow home secretary, said she thought the policy was a sign that Ms Rudd was being “run by remote control from Downing Street”....
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