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‘Difficult decisions’ – Burnham looks at new tax on workers to fund social care overhaul

Politics

Andy Burnham has pleaded for opponents to engage in a cross-party discussion over sweeping adult social care reform as he warned that “difficult decisions” would have to be taken to fund the plans. In a press conference from a Jewish care centre in North London, Burnham indicated he wanted social care to be funded on […]
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AI

Opinion

Investors – and fans – should welcome Fifa’s $20 billion World Cup stake sale

Opinion

Ignore the outcry, Fifa’s plans to sell a minority stake in the World Cup will make international football more transparent and accountable and raise huge sums to develop the game, says Chad Teixeira Football’s governing bodies agree on almost nothing, so when UEFA announces that the World Cup “isn’t Fifas to sell”, it’s worth asking […]
Andy Burnham’s technical education reforms are doomed to fail

Opinion

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Sport

World Cup sponsors could pay price if Infantino’s Fifa sell-off goes ahead

Sport Business

It’s not just match-going football fans who fear the financial ramifications of Fifa’s sell-off of commercial rights; World Cup sponsors could also find themselves paying more or getting less for their money, experts have warned. Sponsors currently contribute around a quarter of Fifa’s $15bn income over a four-year cycle and include some of the biggest […]
Fifa World Cup sell-off is a money-grab and faces defeat, says Uefa

Sport Business

The Punter

Younger rivals to bow to Ballo in the Sussex

Sport

DAY Two of Glorious Goodwood is headlined by the Group One Sussex Stakes (4.10pm) which offers the first chance to see a clash of the generations over a mile. All the talk has been about the third edition of an enthralling rivalry between three-year-olds Bow Echo and Gstaad. The record stands two-nil in favour of […]
Cannes can provide plenty of glamour at Goodwood

Sport
Trawlerman can overhaul Scandinavia for Goodwood gold

Sport

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