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Retreat into a second lockdown deflated Britain’s summer bounce

12 November 2020 Opinion Charlie Mullins 21 Comments

The latest GDP figures showing the country’s record recovery after the first lockdown highlight what a catastrophic decision it was to impose an unnecessary second shutdown.

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Hard work of ‘real people’ fuelling economic growth

25 October 201325 October 2013 Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

At something like £383-odd billion, the economy has grown by at least 0.8% in the three months to the end of September, according to the latest GDP figures released today.

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Economic figures just don’t add up

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More people are in work than ever before and the FTSE was up 500 points on where it closed at the end of 2012. Yet we are teetering on the brink of a triple-dip recession. Something just doesn’t add up and maybe the Chancellor’s Budget next month might just give us the answer.

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Cheap chatbots are helping residents fire off forensic objections in minutes, piling pressure on already-stretched council planners and threatening the government’s flagship housebuilding pledge.

AI-powered nimbyism is jamming Britain’s planning system putting 1.5 million new homes at risk

AI tools such as Objector.ai and ChatGPT are helping residents flood councils with sophisticated planning objections, slowing UK approvals and putting the 1.5 million homes target at risk, warns TerraQuest chief Geoff Keal.

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