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Senior Reporter at Planning Resource, covering urban and town planning.

Before joining Planning Resource, I worked as a freelance journalist writing about many things but particularly climate, employment, housing and politics.

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Natural England's nutrient mitigation scheme has unlocked just 7.5% of the homes that agency pred...

Natural England's nutrient mitigation scheme has unlocked just 7.5% of the homes that agency pred...

EXCLUSIVE: The government's conservation adviser has admitted its nutrient mitigation scheme has unlocked jus…

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Master of all trades: retrofit firm tackles climate and cost of living crises

Master of all trades: retrofit firm tackles climate and cost of living crises

Like many others, Orianne Landers left school feeling it had failed to prepare her for the challenges of life…

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Government admits that £100m of 'additional' funding promised to LPAs for next year is 'not new m...

Government admits that £100m of 'additional' funding promised to LPAs for next year is 'not new m...

EXCLUSIVE: The government has admitted to Planning that the £100 million of extra funding for planning author…

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The Rider-Owned Food Courier Coop Taking on Deliveroo | Novara Media

The Rider-Owned Food Courier Coop Taking on Deliveroo | Novara Media

Like thousands of workers, Faycal Ariouat was plunged into precarious employment by the coronavirus pandemic.…

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How We Won: The Activist Deceived By a Spycop Who Took on the Met | Novara Media

How We Won: The Activist Deceived By a Spycop Who Took on the Met | Novara Media

"This isn't about the undercover police officer who deceived me," says Kate Wilson, an activist who was duped…

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A heated battle over the Green Belt reaches its climax in Greater Manchester

A heated battle over the Green Belt reaches its climax in Greater Manchester

By Alex King Sir Richard Leese took one look at the gaggle of activists protesting outside Manchester Town Ha…

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Fork in the Road for 2024: Slowdown or Reacceleration Ahead?

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By Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson, Supriya Menon, Alex King Verified, Hartford Funds
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Written by: Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson, Supriya Menon, and Alex King | Hartford Funds Markets seem to expect a much smoother ride in 2024, but they may be too optimistic. We raised our view on global equities to neutral. The global economy remains resilient, inflation is falling, and monetary tightening is effectively done. Yet markets are pricing in little risk that growth could disappoint and reignite recession fears, or reaccelerate and put upward pressure on inflation.
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Sportswashing allows autocrats to burnish their reputations - and leaves a stain on hosts

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By Alex King Verified
| POLITICO Europe Verified
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Alex King is a freelance journalist writing about climate change, employment and politics. Given that Manchester City just won the Champions League for the first time in its history, it might sound like a strange time to argue that Abu Dhabi’s purchase of the club has had damaging impact on the city.
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More than half of Bristol's rental homes fail to meet proposed energy efficiency standards The Bristol Cable

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By Alex King Verified
| The Bristol Cable Verified
More than half of recently inspected private rented homes in Bristol would fail to meet a proposed new energy efficiency standard were it to be introduced, new data has revealed. The BBC Shared Data Unit analysed the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings of 1.9 million privately rented properties across the UK over the last decade using five-year rolling averages. EPCs, graded from A to G, measure a property’s energy efficiency by looking at how well it is insulated, glazed and heated.
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