CostOfLiving
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Edition Overview
- Headline: The Brief: The Artificial Winter & The Water Tax.
- Excerpt: The Winter Olympics open in Italy with a reliance on snow cannons and a very long commute. Meanwhile, the UK water regulator promises a “thorough review” of price hikes, which usually means they will approve them slowly rather than quickly.
- Tags: #MilanoCortina2026 #SixNations #WaterBills #NASA #CostOfLiving
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Edition Overview
- Headline: The Brief: Held Rates & [UPDATE] The Water Bill.
- Excerpt: The Bank of England holds rates, deciding that doing nothing is the safest form of action. Meanwhile, the water companies’ request for higher bills is met with a government “consultation,” a political euphemism for a delay.
- Tags: #InterestRates #CostOfLiving #TechEarnings #PizzaHut #Mingyang
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Edition Overview
- Headline: The Brief: Expensive Puddles & The Efficiency Paradox.
- Excerpt: Water companies demand higher bills to fix the leaks they previously ignored. Meanwhile, the government hires new consultants to work out why there are so many consultants.
- Tags: #ThamesWater #CostOfLiving #CivilService #USPolitics #TechBubble
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