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Labour’s housing manifesto subject to a survey

Home truths can spoil a manifesto launch. A simple one? That since 2006, when a UK government first set its 300,000-a-year target for building new houses, Britain has never hit it once. Governments of both stripes have routinely missed, often by 100,000-plus units a year. So plenty has to be …

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‘Details remain thin but the focus looks broadly right’

Labour’s charm offensive with business leaders has soured slightly in recent months over its plans to reform workers’ rights. As such, it will likely see the generally upbeat if muted reaction from industry to its manifesto launch as a victory. Paul Johnson, the economist, captured the mood when he criticised …

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