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Automatons and computers should soon be able to diagnose fraud or illness
How has the SNP progressed to the brink of achieving independence? asks Brian Groom
Thirty years ago, interest in the first world war was fading, but it has returned sharply
Expansion is seen as crucial for the UK to be among the most competitive nations
The gap between public perceptions and reality makes you shudder
The country’s export heartland is – counterintuitively – southeast England and London
The UK economy is still a long way from rebalancing
Alex Salmond might wonder, as he plays host to the media, if independence is within reach
Local pride is at stake in the contest to become the UK’s next City of Culture
English councils are looking with envy at Scotland and Wales
Claims that the Grangemouth dispute would not have happened in Germany are not clear-cut
UK politicians’ aim of rebalancing the economy towards manufacturing is proving difficult
Jim Ratcliffe, known as ‘JR’, will need his renowned steeliness in his dispute at Grangemouth
Communities battered by the recession deserve the chance to turn themselves round, writes Brian Groom
Privatisation has come a long way in the UK but the political arguments surrounding it have not
The party’s conference in Manchester is part of an attempt to regain the hearts of northern voters
Britain’s political parties are struggling to find policies that will boost pay
Rachel Reeves is not the first politician to be described as less than lively
The Labour leader is in a tangle over his party’s links with the unions
Do not assume that current trends will not change
There is growing talk of more autonomy for the UK capital
Heavy regulation over the work contracts would be fraught with danger
One of its own protagonists is forecasting the death of the sector
The upper reaches appear increasingly populated from the former colonies
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