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Staff say the ageing beige tower remains "central to Industry 4.0" because nobody understands what will happen if it dies.
Lawnland ministers promise to restore the manageable decline people once complained about, with emergency tax rises to stop anyone enjoying the recovery.
Manufacturers have been instructed to make obsolete bespoke components several days before customers realise they need them.
The corporate reporting overhaul promises simpler rules, digital paperwork and fewer forms, leaving Britain’s blank documents facing an uncertain future.
Armed Forces recruitment retention improves for a fourth consecutive quarter, inspiring an aircraft panel to apply for cyber.
A £13m Farming Innovation Programme competition backs farm technology while a field sensor waits for its paperwork to mature.
The £100 million Sovereign AI procurement competition asks British start ups to fix public services, while the queue machine seeks a contract.
Inflation rises to 2.9 per cent. Sir Decimal Porridge responds with a taller graph, a wider screen and receipts that look cheaper sideways.
HMRC is consulting on requiring most VAT and PAYE liabilities to be paid by Direct Debit, turning tax administration into an automatic process.
Temporary drought rules let eligible English farmers cut, graze or establish some environmental scheme land differently, with the paperwork still attached.
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