Evening Standard comment: A cautious Conservative manifesto, not a revolutionary one

Today’s Conservative manifesto is solid, straight-forward and much of it is sensible. It reflects the cautious incrementalism of its principal author. Anyone still expecting Theresa May to be the next Mrs Thatcher will be disappointed. There are no bold plans to roll back the frontiers of the state, or extend the private market into the public sphere. The small group of Brexiteers who think leaving the EU will turn Britain into a new low-tax, low-regulation Singapore will find their delusion exposed.

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Small firms with big ambitions: London’s next superstars

The clock is ticking down to the Evening Standard Business Awards, celebrating all that’s brilliant in the capital’s world of enterprise. Our specialist writers have whittled down the list of nominees to a shortlist, which will be judged by our panel of  top business leaders. Here are the great contenders which have made it through to the final round for the categories of tech start-up and SME of the year. Each display the grit, and creativity that makes fast-growing companies so exciting.

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