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Net zero and the tax system

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Bridging the channel

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Raising barriers

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This latest report from UK think tank EPICENTER looks at transforming attitudes to trade in Southern Europe.

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Ethnicity, poverty, and the data in Scotland

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This report from UK think tank the Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at poverty levels for people in

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Making hybrid inclusive

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Global Britain for an open world? Examining the importance of open societies to the UK’s ‘force for good’ ambitions

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