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Sam Fowles

Sam Fowles

The Guardian

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Will it work? Paying carers more to solve the social care crisis

It’s an election year. Politicians are giving us a barrage of policies. But we often forget to ask the most important question: will they actually...

09.05.2024 10

City A.M.

Sam Fowles

Lying politicians in the Senedd may finally be held to account – but why should we stop at Wales?

In 2019, I helped prove in court that the then prime minister misled the Queen. Boris Johnson claimed he prorogued parliament for purely...

07.05.2024 70

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Sam Fowles

Will it work? Labour’s plan to reconceptualise the high street

Both main parties are guilty of proposing ideas which seem more designed to catch headlines than genuinely address public policy challenges. In this...

25.04.2024 30

City A.M.

Sam Fowles

The Post Office inquiry is finally exposing the part politicians played in the Horizon scandal

If the Horizon inquiry has one consistent theme, it’s ignorance. Alan Cook (managing director, 2006-2010) wasn’t even aware that the Post Office...

15.04.2024 30

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Sam Fowles

Will it work? Cuts to university arts funding

Is it curtains for the UK’s creative industries? It’s an election year. Politicians are giving us a barrage of policies. But we often forget to...

11.04.2024 20

City A.M.

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Will it work? Taxing private school fees

Private school It’s an election year. Politicians are giving us a barrage of policies. But we often forget to ask the most important question:...

28.03.2024 9

City A.M.

Sam Fowles

Will it work? VAT cuts for small businesses

The Chancellor promised to help small businesses by raising the VAT threshold in his Spring Budget It’s an election year. Politicians are giving...

13.03.2024 10

City A.M.

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It’s Kemi Badenoch v the Post Office, the show where ministers sweep everything under the carpet

Kemi Badenoch v the Post Office is a great political soap opera. Like much good TV, however, it distracts us from reality. The business secretary...

06.03.2024 10

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Sam Fowles

Lindsay Hoyle has a long history of caving to the powerful – now he must face the music

Lindsay Hoyle’s intervention in the Gaza ceasefire debate last week has caused chaos, but the Speaker has a habit of bending to power, writes Sam...

28.02.2024 10

City A.M.

Sam Fowles

Fujitsu will never be held accountable for the Post Office scandal. It is too important to this government

“We were involved from the very start. We did have bugs and errors in the system. And we did help the Post Office in their prosecutions of the...

19.01.2024 9

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