Benedict Cooper
Journalist at Freelance
Freelance journalist | @guardian @NewStatesman @DailyMirror @Telegraph @thetimes @PrivateEyeNews @PoliticsHome | Orwell Society press officer | NUJ officer
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1 month ago |
politicshome.com | Benedict Cooper |Zoe Crowther
7 min read Communities in the East Midlands feel unrewarded for their huge "sacrifices", according to the area's first mayor Claire Ward. With Nigel Farage's Reform looking to capitalise on local disillusionment, she believes a green industry boom can help the region realise its potential. Since being elected last May as the first ever mayor to lead the new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), Ward has not done any long-form interviews for national newspapers.
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1 month ago |
politicshome.com | Chaminda Jayanetti |Benedict Cooper
8 min read Britain faces two trilemmas over energy: as it seeks to find a middle ground between security, cost and carbon reduction, it also needs to balance supply, demand and storage. It’s the last of these, Benedict Cooper finds, that might be the biggest challenge of all. The Prime Minister’s grand plans to “turbocharge AI” through every fibre, circuit and byte of Britain contain a catch.
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Jan 13, 2025 |
politicshome.com | Benedict Cooper |Zoe Crowther
3 min read Keir Starmer has confirmed that the government will "absolutely" stick to its fiscal rules, even if that means making "ruthless" decisions on the economy.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
politicshome.com | Benedict Cooper
On Christmas Eve the nation’s top regulators received a gift from the Prime Minister. No, not a selection box or novelty pair of festive socks. In the face of a flatlining economy, Keir Starmer threw down the gauntlet, calling for a new regulatory environment, built on collaboration with business which was, “more pro-growth and pro-investment”. The challenge for 2025 was clear. Regulation must not hold back investment, and instead foster an agile economy, capable of delivering growth and jobs.
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Jan 6, 2025 |
politicshome.com | Benedict Cooper |JP Spencer
6 min read Benedict Cooper looks at the thorny issue of how we can guarantee an equal share of the pie around the country Holding the national purse strings firmly in one hand, His Majesty’s Treasury, with the other, shapes the nation. The edicts, sums and theories devised in the grand old Treasury building, measured in public investment, are the mark of the nation’s priorities, and its estimation of value – of what, where and who is worth the cost. If that is the case, there is a problem.
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