
Ben Chu
Policy & Analysis Correspondent BBC Verify Author of "Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails", published May 2025
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2 weeks ago |
capx.co | Ben Chu
23 May 2025 @BenChu_ Pearl Harbor was a miscalculation born of imperial fanaticism – but also resource nationalism. Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty ImagesPearl Harbor was a miscalculation born of imperial fanaticism – but also resource nationalism.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Ben Chu |Tom Edgington |Tamara Kovacevic
Who are the winners and losers from the UK-EU agreement? Ben Chu, Tom Edgington and Tamara KovacevicGetty ImagesA deal to "reset" relations between the UK and the EU following Brexit has been agreed at a summit in London. The agreement covers a range of issues, including defence, fishing, the trade in food products and the ability of young people to move freely between the UK and the EU. BBC Verify has gone through the deal, picking out the potential winners and losers.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Ben Chu |Tom Edgington |Rob England |Lucy Gilder
What are the challenges facing the government's immigration plan? Ben Chu, Tom Edgington, Rob England and Lucy GilderBBCWhen it comes to reducing UK immigration, there have been plenty of promises and targets from successive governments over the last 15 years, but the numbers remain high. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now pledging to "take back control of our borders", promising tighter rules to bring down the numbers "significantly".
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Ben Chu
BBC Verify examines why political pressure over public sector pay and industrial action has re-emerged.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Ben Chu
Why might public sector workers go on strike again? Getty ImagesThe government ended a wave of public sector strikes last summer when it accepted, in full, the recommendations of independent public sector pay review bodies to increase the pay of teachers, nurses and others. But ministers might be facing another headache over pay and the possibility of a fresh threat of strikes from some unions. BBC Verify examines why this pressure over public sector pay and industrial action has re-emerged.
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