The past decade has been transformational for our finances, but the next could be more challenging 

Big reforms are needed to tackle substantial problems well beyond the cost 

A move to donate universal benefits to charity could turn up the political heat  

New chancellor Rishi Sunak would be wise to avoid slashing pension perks 

But why didn’t the chancellor go the whole hog and scrap the tax taper altogether?

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African nation vows to block decision it rejects as unjustified and illegal

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Prime minister escalates dispute over Canada-listed group’s licence

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A celebrated journalist’s guide to crisp, accurate expression is full of sound advice

Academics and students on campus life in the era of ‘knowledge corporations’

Matthew Engel tours Middle England in search of the root of voter disillusionment

An entertaining inquiry into the relentless advance of American expressions among the British

Doyen of radio cricket commentary will hang up his microphone in September

National identity matters less in an age of globalised sport

Amity between old adversaries almost certain to crumble once first ball is bowled

Pandemic puts more pressure on Masayoshi Son’s bet on beleaguered WeWork

Business ease in adapting to lockdowns changes attitudes to remote set-ups

Some leases prohibit doing business — plus what to do when coronavirus halts completion of a sale

Owner of some of UK’s biggest shopping malls still faces uphill struggle

Landlords reject call for 50% reduction, saying hotel group is using Covid-19 crisis to cut costs

Before the world went into lockdown, Rebecca Watson found herself in a very different kind of confinement

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Company must not bet the bank on expansion; estate agents have nowhere to go

Office providers warn chancellor that companies will go bankrupt without relief

President acts as though Latin America’s second-largest economy is immune to pandemic

Oil price collapse and crumbling health system put Latin American nation at risk

The need for an effective fight against coronavirus trumps other considerations

Maduro regime rejects latest Washington plan despite fears of humanitarian catastrophe from Covid-19

Behaviour of Brazil’s ‘walking crisis’ president sparks backlash among one-time allies

All attempts to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power have failed

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put

Tensions escalate between president and the speaker of Congress’s lower house over response to coronavirus