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I remember the day the factory two miles from my flat closed. The town had buzzed for decades around that site: shifts, school runs timed to the whistle, local shops that relied on paydays. When...
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I still remember the first time I sat through a central bank press conference, notebook open and brain buzzing. The governor spoke in measured sentences that sounded reassuring — and utterly...
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I remember the first time I was tempted to back a startup because its mission sounded like a tidy moral compass: the founders promised to “save the planet” with a biodegradable packaging...
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I remember the first time my newsroom partnered with a small local theatre for a weekend panel on press freedom. The staff who volunteered to help were tired but entirely energized; audience members...
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I remember walking into an office a few years ago and thinking, "This smells stale." It wasn't just a passing thought — my eyes started to itch, my concentration dipped, and by mid-afternoon I had...
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I’ve negotiated my share of financing for small ventures and watched countless founders leave money on the table because they treated bank loans as take-it-or-leave-it offers. If you run a small...
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When a major crypto exchange collapses, the headlines scream about lost billions and shattered trust. But for most people who use these platforms to buy a little Bitcoin or trade some altcoins, the...
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I’ve been following the debate around remote work and high streets for years: will flexible working save struggling town centres, or merely shift the problem somewhere else? After visiting three...
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I’ve followed semiconductor cycles for years, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that focusing only on “China vs. the world” misses half the picture. Yes, geopolitical...
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When central banks raise interest rates, the headlines focus on mortgages, housing markets, and stock indices. But if you run or advise a small business, you feel the effects in ways that are...
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