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Will Hutton

The Guardian

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AI is a force for good – and Britain needs to be a maker of ideas, not a mere taker

AI is a force for good – and Britain needs to be a maker of ideas, not a mere taker
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The Guardian

Will Hutton

Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast

Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast
12.01.2025 70

The Guardian

Will Hutton

Britain will never be great again until we stop flogging our top companies to the US

There is much to admire about the US. The great French social observer Alexis de Tocqueville, nearly 200 years ago, lauded its commitment to civic...

29.12.2024 100

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Will Hutton

Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain

One of the baleful dimensions of our times is the way that the conversation about what constitutes the good society is framed by the rich and their...

17.11.2024 200

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Will Hutton

Investment drives growth. That’s why gloomy forecasters are so wrong about the budget

There is a consensus among economists that a precondition for higher growth is higher levels of investment, and that one of the most certain ways...

03.11.2024 30

The Guardian

Will Hutton

Britain’s wealth gap is growing. Its malign effects seep into all aspects of life. It’s a national disaster

Britain is a wealthy country, but the gap between our richest and poorest 10% is now, the US excepted, the highest in the developed world....

20.10.2024 70

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Will Hutton

After 100 days of mistakes, we need to hear Labour’s underlying philosophy

Writing a book with a provocative title has its risks. In This Time No Mistakes : How to Remake Britain I argue that the government must escape...

06.10.2024 40

The Guardian

Will Hutton

‘Levelling up’ began five years ago. Now we’re more divided than ever. Is this the UK’s fate?

Stuck. Too many Britons are stuck in neighbourhoods they find unlovely and depressing, jobs that are going nowhere and lives with too little sense...

22.09.2024 10

The Guardian

Will Hutton

The Grenfell report is a blueprint for an overhaul of our dysfunctional state

Once again, the nation is coping with the disastrous consequences of a dysfunctional state and a corresponding public philosophy – one that...

08.09.2024 40

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Will Hutton

Britain could be a sci-tech superpower – if the Treasury stopped holding it back

Just how bad is the economy? The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, warns that hard choices on tax, spending and borrowing need to be made on 30 October...

25.08.2024 50

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Will Hutton

Rupert Murdoch’s secret succession drama is a warning to rein in the super-rich

We live in an era of private dynasties. America’s billionaires are worth a cool $5.5tn at the last count. Three – Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Tesla’s...

28.07.2024 60

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Will Hutton

Pension reform is the key to unleashing investment boom and turning round stock market

The chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement of a far-going review into Britain’s pension fund system has the potential to rival Gordon Brown’s...

21.07.2024 10

The Guardian

Will Hutton