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COP26: Scotland’s communities face transition to greener economy
In six months, the world will gather for COP26 in Glasgow to shape how we can avert climate disaster.
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One year on: How have businesses fared during lockdown?
A year of pandemic has had a catastrophic effect on the British economy. Unemployment has jumped by almost 700,000 and trillions of pounds have been knocked off the country’s output as companies struggle to survive.
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Sturgeon sets out ‘cautious’ Scotland release from lockdown
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been setting out her plan for easing the current lockdown.
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Uber drivers must be treated as workers not self-employed contractors, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court has ruled that Uber drivers must be treated as workers, and not self-employed contractors – in a ruling which could have major implications for the gig economy.
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‘Having memorials that validate and legitimise the lives of people who did terrible things is inappropriate’ – Historian David Olusoga
We spoke to historian and broadcaster David Olusoga, the author of Black and British: A Forgotten History
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US rejoins Paris Climate accord – to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050
He promised and he delivered. One of President Biden’s very first actions was to sign the United States back up to the Paris climate accord to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Swiftly followed by a series of green decrees, including scrapping oil drilling in the Arctic and a major oil pipeline. But with…
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UK economy shrinks after six months of growth
There is more evidence that things will get tougher before they get better, as figures showed the UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November as England went into lockdown for a second time.
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UK vows to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 68% by 2030
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions will fall sooner and by more than any other major economy in the coming years.
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Exclusive: Poll reveals Labour leads in ‘Red Wall’ constituencies
Survey suggests the Conservatives are struggling to hold on to the support they won in 2019.
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FactCheck: government won’t say how much tiered restrictions will cost economy
Official analysis published last night doesn’t shed any light.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns UK economy will shrink by 11% this year
The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has spelled out the devastation inflicted on the economy by coronavirus.
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Bank of England’s chief economist warns of increased inequality in the UK following the coronavirus
The impact of the Covid crisis could mean we see the opposite of “levelling up” for those parts of the economy that have lagged behind for decades. That’s the warning from the chief economist of the Bank of England. Speaking exclusively to this programme, Andy Haldane said it was now an “absolute necessity” to tackle…
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Covid crash: Thousands more jobs cut
What is life like for people who have lost their livelihoods in the Covid crash?
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What makes a one-term US president?
Could Donald Trump become the latest one-term president – and what leads to an incumbent’s re-election failure?
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‘This idea that it’s either you choose public health or you choose the economy… it’s a false dichotomy’ – SNP MP Philippa Whitford
To debate the different approaches in England and Scotland, I’ve been speaking to Pauline Latham and Dr Philippa Whitford.