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June 2025

Corporate dominance in media: killing plurality of expression
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re taking a look at the media sector, and studying the consequences of…
Who owns the stage? A look at music industry monopolies: part three
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance, published early on a Wednesday. This week, we’re finalising our three-part series on…
Who owns the stage? A look at music industry monopolies: part two
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re continuing our work on monopoly power in the music sector.
Who owns the stage? A look at music industry monopolies
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re kickstarting a three-part series look into monopoly power and the music…

May 2025

Coal, climate, and competition
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance newsletter. This week we’re taking a look at common ownership.
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Too big to bar: the power of private capital
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance newsletter. This week we’re taking a look at how one big bank is shaping the rules of the…
Private equity meets healthcare: profits up and care standards down
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance newsletter. This week we are taking a closer look at the impact of private equity on…
Private equity and monopolies: lessons from The Isle of Wight
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. Today, we’re taking a fresh look at the relationship between private equity and…
The EU’s secret deregulation movement
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance newsletter. Today we’re looking at the EU’s plan to win the global tech race.

April 2025

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