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Is democracy having a mid-life crisis?

The anxieties of Western democracies are more like a mid-life crisis than a revolution, says politics professor.

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The battle to curb our appetite for concrete

Reducing our use of sand and cement cuts down on CO2 emissions and lessens the impact on the environment.

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Budget 2018: What do young people want the government to spend more on?

Three young people tell the BBC what they are most worried about ahead of next week’s Budget.

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What do young people want?

Tuition fees, rents and youth services are among the issues bothering young people.

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Is blockchain living up to the hype?

Despite the grand claims made for this distributed ledger tech, few companies are actually using it.

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Why I hate meetings – and how to make them better

Ever wonder why UK productivity is so low? It’s all down to meetings, says Stephanie Hare.

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Budget 2018: How does the government collect and spend our money?

A breakdown of where the government’s money comes from and where it goes.

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The £1.3bn finance firm that was conceived in a pub

After Samir Desai told two friends his idea for a business over a few pints, the three of them went on to establish lending firm Funding Circle.

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Your guide to the chancellor’s big day

When is the Budget, what is it, and why does it matter? Your guide to the chancellor’s big day.

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Trump, European leaders call Saudi account of Khashoggi death incomplete

U.S. President Donald Trump joined European leaders on Saturday in pushing Saudi Arabia for more answers about Jamal Khashoggi after Riyadh changed its story and acknowledged that the journalist died over two weeks ago at its consulate in Istanbul.