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Today marks time on my Westminster reporting career after almost nine years. No matter how hectic the coverage, the pinch-me-is-this-real feeling never wore off. But now it's time for the next chapter.
Your pub/booze Budget round-up: a boost for London's breweries – but cost of a pint likely to rise
standard.co.uk/news/london/b…
Europe-bound trains could stop at a second London station after the Chancellor backed an innovative funding scheme - my Budget report with @nicholascecil
standard.co.uk/news/london/e…
Top news that one of London's greatest cultural institutions is here to stay. May many more film fans get to enjoy the Prince Charles Cinema's £1 screenings
standard.co.uk/news/london/p…
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“Reinstating VAT-free shopping would provide a welcome boost to London and the UK at a time when our retail, leisure and hospitality firms are up against surging costs.
"It would put us on a level playing field with the likes of Rome, Paris and Milan, which all offer this incentive to visitors.
"Scrapping this tax would drive a significant increase in tourism spending and provide an estimated £2.6 billion net return to the Treasury."
Our @muniya_b speaks with @bypatrickdaly about proposals to reinstate VAT-free shopping for global visitors to the UK in @theLDNstandard 🗞️⬇️
London business leaders back Tory pledge to restore tourist tax-free shopping trib.al/Fi2xVk7
Are you one of the 1.2 million Londoners possibly facing a 100% council tax increase? Enjoyed getting time to write about my home town politics for the Standard
standard.co.uk/news/london/l…
Such sad news about Edward Stourton. We met when I was on a Catholic grad scheme. He was supportive and full of advice on getting into journalism and had no airs or graces. A broadcast voice and character who will be greatly missed.
So the Villa Park show really was goodbye from Ozzy Osbourne. The godfather of metal has left the stage. But what a legacy he leaves us with
news.sky.com/story/ozzy-osbo…
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Nigel Farage leads the UK’s most popular party, supported Brexit and is a Trump ally. Could he be the next British prime minister?
Find out below: bit.ly/4jGAJHJ
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The #UK’s growth forecast has been slashed by half. Why are #European economies languishing behind the #US?
Find out more: news.northeastern.edu/2025/0…
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The UK could become the 1st European country to legalise cultivated meat for human consumption, with the FSA set to complete a safety assessment within 2 years.
This technology could play a key role in ending factory farming.
Article by @bypatrickdaly.
phys.org/news/2025-03-uk-foo…
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As Donald Trump begins his second presidency, @Northeastern political experts analyze the future of the "special relationship" between the U.K. and the U.S.
Read more:
bit.ly/3PJUIbe
For those loading up series two of Apple TV's Severance tonight, I spoke to a work place theorist on why the idea of surgically separating our personal and private lives has captivated viewers
news.northeastern.edu/2025/0…
A movement of people, wearing identifying symbols, united in adoration of their idol. So was Taylor Swift's Eras tour a modern form of religious pilgrimage? Enjoyed going into full geek mode for this one
news.northeastern.edu/2025/0…
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Why is the U.S. presidential #election held on a #Tuesday in November? The answer has to do with agriculture, a @Northeastern historian explains.
Read more: bit.ly/3UoAtCQ
I may be on paternity leave for this US presidential election but glad that before I headed off I got to delve into a voting-related question I'd always wondered about
Why is the U.S. presidential #election held on a #Tuesday in November? The answer has to do with agriculture, a @Northeastern historian explains.
Read more: bit.ly/3UoAtCQ
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Magnificent article from @NUGlobalNews about our poetry prof Dr Sam Kemp's important research into the Wapping Dispute - an important and oft-overlooked part of our community's history.
Thank you, @bypatrickdaly for the wonderful words!
#RupertMurdoch’s Wapping dispute shaped #media in the #UK. Here's what happened on the frontline, according to new @Northeastern research. ⤵️
bit.ly/3ZRoO2H
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#RupertMurdoch’s Wapping dispute shaped #media in the #UK. Here's what happened on the frontline, according to new @Northeastern research. ⤵️
bit.ly/3ZRoO2H
There isn't much left of what used to be 'Fortress Wapping' - the site at the heart of Rupert Murdoch's year-long stand-off with the printing unions. These researchers went through picket line newspapers & spoke to trade unionists to map the dispute
news.northeastern.edu/2024/0…
I'm firmly a 'reject all' kinda guy when it comes to website cookies so found digging into The Sun, Mirror and Express's 'consent and pay' online news model super interesting
news.northeastern.edu/2024/0…