Teddy Stoddart

Really like this as a headline - "The greater Bristol area has the makings of a British success story. Here is what is holding it back" Engaging and makes you want to read on. However, the key now is to make Bristol of great national interest and to make sure you adequately source some of the big statements you make for the feature itself. It should be possible to prove the "limited access to start-up capital and lack of government focus" however. Your sources are great but an over reliance on academics who wanbt to develop a Silicon Valley of the UK West could make this seem like any other regional development zone. What exactly makes Bristol different compared with Cambridge say? Does the government's triangle idea hurt Bristol even more?

Limited new drilling allowed in the North Sea – but Ukraine war windfall tax remains

Teddy Stoddart2 weeks ago1 week ago02 mins

A government paper released alongside the budget announced that limited new North Sea oil and gas production will be allowed but ruled out further exploration or a tax reduction. A new class of permits, known as ‘Transitional Energy Certificates’, will allow oil and gas companies to expand extraction near existing oil fields as long as…

Bond markets rally after OBR turmoil

Teddy Stoddart2 weeks ago2 weeks ago02 mins

After a period of volatility in the middle of the day bond markets rallied alongside modest gains for sterling. Yields on 10-year government bonds, a source of concern for the government ahead of the budget, have seen a modest rally after a chaotic period in the middle of the day. Market open saw bond yields…

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