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Sam Fowles

Sam Fowles

The Guardian

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The Post Office inquiry is finally exposing the part politicians played in the Horizon scandal

If the Horizon inquiry has one consistent theme, it’s ignorance. Alan Cook (managing director, 2006-2010) wasn’t even aware that the Post Office...

15.04.2024 20

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Sam Fowles

Will it work? Cuts to university arts funding

Is it curtains for the UK’s creative industries? It’s an election year. Politicians are giving us a barrage of policies. But we often forget to...

11.04.2024 20

City A.M.

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Will it work? Taxing private school fees

Private school It’s an election year. Politicians are giving us a barrage of policies. But we often forget to ask the most important question:...

28.03.2024 7

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Will it work? VAT cuts for small businesses

The Chancellor promised to help small businesses by raising the VAT threshold in his Spring Budget It’s an election year. Politicians are giving...

13.03.2024 10

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It’s Kemi Badenoch v the Post Office, the show where ministers sweep everything under the carpet

Kemi Badenoch v the Post Office is a great political soap opera. Like much good TV, however, it distracts us from reality. The business secretary...

06.03.2024 10

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Sam Fowles

Lindsay Hoyle has a long history of caving to the powerful – now he must face the music

Lindsay Hoyle’s intervention in the Gaza ceasefire debate last week has caused chaos, but the Speaker has a habit of bending to power, writes Sam...

28.02.2024 10

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Fujitsu will never be held accountable for the Post Office scandal. It is too important to this government

“We were involved from the very start. We did have bugs and errors in the system. And we did help the Post Office in their prosecutions of the...

19.01.2024 2

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