Latest articles by Elliott Goat, The Week UK
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Do Tory tax cuts herald return of austerity?
Today's Big Question Chancellor U-turns on scrapping top rate tax but urges ministers to make public spending cuts
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The great lending game: IMF vs China
feature Vulnerable countries face choice of restrictive ‘conditionalities’ or ‘debt-trap diplomacy’
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Chileans vote to reject new progressive constitution
Speed Read Indigenous rights, environmental protections, gender parity and legalised abortion prove too radical for voters
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Will pumping more oil and gas solve the energy crisis?
Today's Big Question Experts say boosting domestic supplies is ‘unlikely to tame super-high prices’ in immediate term
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Ukraine launches ‘long-anticipated’ counteroffensive in Kherson
Speed Read Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns Russian troops to flee for their lives amid push to recapture key southern region
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Is Brexit to blame for Dover chaos?
Talking Point UK and French officials in war of words as holidaymakers hit by long delays
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How coronavirus could shape the news
Speed Read Trust in journalists is down as newspapers face funding crisis that could reshape media landscape forever
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What will dominate Davos 2020?
Speed Read Expect climate change to take centre stage at the gathering of global leaders as British attendance hits decade-long low
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How will climate change affect the global economy?
Speed Read Study finds Africa, South America and the Middle East likely to be hardest hit
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The consequences of killing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
In Depth What the death of the Islamic State leader means for the terror group, the region and Donald Trump
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China clears path to new digital currency
Speed Read Unlike other cryptocurrencies, Beijing’s would increase central control of the financial system
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What is Mario Draghi’s legacy?
In Depth ECB president hailed as saviour of the euro but concerns linger over the impact of his unconventional monetary policies
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Is the EU’s enlargement dream over?
In Depth Emmanuel Macron’s decision to block accession of North Macedonia and Albania risks pushing Balkans towards Russia
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Is GDP the best way to measure economic growth?
In Depth Labour says a radically different approach is needed to take in social and environmental factors
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Could US supplant Saudi Arabia as world's No. 1 oil exporter?
Speed Read Trump administration actively pursuing ‘energy dominance’ regardless of what happens to oil prices
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How business came to embrace Jeremy Corbyn
Speed Read Labour’s radical socialist agenda deemed less of a threat than no-deal Brexit
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What a Fed interest rate cut could mean
Speed Read US central bank to bow to pressure from Trump and cut rates for first time since financial crisis
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Is Spain heading to the polls again?
Speed Read Country could be set for fourth vote in four years after prime ministers fails to agree government
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Europe facing another ‘lost decade’
Speed Read Ten years after the financial crisis, economic stagnation risks becoming the new normal
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France’s new digital tax explained
Speed Read 3% levy on revenue of big tech firms like Google and Facebook faces stiff opposition from Washington
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Amazon at 25: where next for the online giant?
Speed Read The online retailer has gone from being an ‘everything store’ to an ‘everything company’
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Are we headed for dotcom bubble 2.0?
In Depth Flotations of loss-making firms hit 2000 levels amid warning signs bubble could be about to burst
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Why are fewer European companies listing?
Speed Read Brexit uncertainty, US-China trade dispute and slowing economy leaves number of firms going public at ten-year low
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Can anything stop the next global recession?
Speed Read IMF warns emergency tool kit that pulled global economy out of 2008 financial crisis might not work a second time
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