Tag:Economic policy
Amazon
Reeves announces £8bn UK investment by Amazon’s cloud computing arm
Amazon’s cloud computing arm will invest £8bn in the UK to build datacentres that support customers in London and the west of England, Rachel...
Civil service
Treasury has tried to push previous chancellors to means-test winter fuel allowance
It is often said there is never anything new in politics. And for old hands in Whitehall, there is nothing new about the Treasury’s...
Economic policy
Future pay deals will be shaped by tough decisions, Starmer to tell TUC
Keir Starmer will warn public sector unions on Tuesday that future pay deals will be constrained by the “tough choices” necessary to protect economic...
Business
Oasis fans are angry but dynamic pricing benefits consumers too | Larry Elliott
Fans of Oasis received a lesson in how capitalism works when the first tickets for the band’s reunion concerts went on sale. People queued...
Business
More than a million British workers not having a single day of paid time off, says TUC
Workers across Britain have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, with more than a million people going without a single day of paid...
Biden administration
Biden to Sign Order for Higher Wages and Benefits
President Joe Biden is poised to sign a groundbreaking executive order directed at enhancing labor standards and economic policy through federal grant prioritization....
Automotive industry
The German problem? It’s an analogue country in a digital world | Larry Elliott
Sir Keir Starmer is not the first Labour leader to hanker after a closer relationship between Britain and Germany. Jim Callaghan snuggled up close...
Budget
Labour MP pushes for watchdog to assess PFI costs under budgets bill
A senior Labour backbencher is seeking to have liabilities from schools and hospitals built under private finance initiative (PFI) deals scrutinised under a new...
Latest news
Israel launches airstrike in Lebanon, targets Hezbollah
Israel launched a series of strikes on Hezbollah targets Thursday as the war against the Lebanon-based group widened in...
Time To Get Serious
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack.
1. With less than two months to go, this election remains a...
87-Year-Old Man Bundled Into Car, Attacked And Dumped Out ‘miles From His Home’
A man has been arrested after an 87-year-old was dragged into a car, attacked and dumped "miles from his...
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Jennifer Aniston’s Ex Justin Theroux Wishes Her Happy Birthday on Instagram
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