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The 2025 UK Spending Review

On 11th June, the Government released its Spending Review. Against a backdrop of uncertain economic growth and fragile fiscal position, this review targets growth by front-loading spend and relies on efficiency in day-to-day spending in the long-term​. The Spending Review has come at a critical juncture for the UK Government.

June 12, 2025
By Gee Lefevre, Jessica Egan, Professor Jonathan Portes, Sir Oliver Letwin & Sir Ben Bradshaw
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Managing Competitors and Preventing Miscalculations Managing Competitors and Preventing Miscalculations General Raymond Odierno retired in 2015 as the 38th Chief of Staff of the Army. His four decades of military service included a command role in the Persian Gulf War and three deployments to the Iraq War. His troops captured Saddam Hussein in 2003 and his direction of… October 19, 2017
CEOs and Law Enforcement Face Similar Threats CEOs and Law Enforcement Face Similar Threats In 1933, President Roosevelt issued his famous call to war against the Great Depression. He rallied the nation with his ringing declaration, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Much has changed since then, yet FDR’s rallying cry may be more relevant than ever. At that time,… October 18, 2017
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Genetics: An Emerging Global Threat Genetics: An Emerging Global Threat A Dynamic But Disruptive Breakthrough At a recent private gathering in Virginia of leading biologists and geneticists, an unusual topic of conversation was the specific date of November 3, 1988. It was on that date that MIT graduate student, Robert Morris, launched the first malware attack on a system that… October 13, 2017
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