Britain’s unwanted fiscal fix

How to cut Britain’s rising welfare bill

Reforms rather than quick fixes will save more money in the long term

Financial Times - Mar. 9

It’s time for yet another UK fiscal event. Will the OBR fix its BoE bond-sale projections?

MaPS, they don’t love you like we love you

Financial Times - 5d

0-76 from four overs - Archer sets unwanted IPL bowling record

England fast bowler Jofra Archer achieves an unwanted record for the most expensive bowling figures in the history of the Indian Premier League - with 0-76 from four overs.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Beware America’s fake fiscal conservatives

Republicans are indulging in budgetary chicanery in order to preserve Trump’s tax cuts

Financial Times - Mar. 13

Milan push unwanted Tomori towards the Premier League

Fikayo Tomori already turned down several proposals in January, but his future at Milan seems increasingly bleak, as the Premier League beckons.The England international defender has been slipping ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Why Britain turned its back on clubbing

In the last five years, around 400 clubs have closed in Britain – could the lasting impact of the pandemic play a part?

BBC News - 1d

Government efficiency is good — fiscal responsibility is better

the need to raise the debt ceiling is symptomatic of a bigger issue: the federal government is broke.

The Hill - 6d

‘Fiscal rules’ has become a stock phrase

Government’s internal debate will only move forward when focus shifts to income tax or reversing national insurance cuts

Financial Times - 5d

Plan to make landlords fix mould in Scotland's social housing

Proposed amendments to Scotland's housing bill will mean landlords have to fix issues within strict timescales.

BBC News - Mar. 18

Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers, report says

Wales is the most difficult part of Britain for first-time buyers to buy a home, a new report finds.

BBC News - 1d

Insider’s report on unwanted attacker shows Chelsea could be in big trouble this summer

Chelsea have a number of players they’re keen to sell this summer, and some of them are pretty recent arrivals.We signed Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid last summer in a move that was pretty ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

‘On the Tightrope’: Britain Tries to Bridge a Widening Trans-Atlantic Gap

Five years after Brexit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s intense diplomacy on Ukraine has put Britain back in a familiar role on the global stage.

The New York Times - Mar. 15

Why Stitch Fix’s turnaround seems to be working, despite the tough economy

“With market concerns of consumer spending slowing and recession fears now building, we did not have an improving [Stitch Fix] model on our bingo card,” one team of analysts noted.

MarketWatch - Mar. 12

The Guardian view on US-Europe relations: Britain is coming to a fork in the road | Editorial

For now Keir Starmer can say there is a middle way, but Donald Trump will soon force Britain to pick a side. No country can avoid the economic impact of Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy. ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, the last Battle of Britain pilot, dies aged 105

The pilot, whose squadron shot down 90 enemy aircraft in an 11-day period in 1940, called himself the ‘lucky Irishman’. The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, has died ...

The Guardian - Mar. 17

John “Paddy” Hemingway, Last Surviving Pilot of the Battle of Britain, Dies at 105

A fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force — one of the “few” hailed by Churchill — he took to the skies to help stave off a Nazi land invasion of Britain.

The New York Times - 6d

Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John Hemingway, dies at age 105

John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105

ABC News - Mar. 18

Jeremiah Azu wins European Indoor gold for Britain in men’s 60m

23-year-old takes title one week after becoming father ‘It’s a huge moment becoming a European champion’ It took 6.49sec of staggering power and fluency for Jeremiah Azu to win the 60m European ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Giants make the right moves to fix their defense in free agency — up next, quarterback

Giants GM Joe Schoen knew that fixing the defense was among the offseason’s top priorities. Free agency was his first chance to see that through.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 11

Another day, (maybe more than just) another rout

Plus Germany’s fiscal space and European equities

Financial Times - Mar. 11

Pothole fixing progress by councils to be ranked

A red, amber and green rating system is being produced for English councils on pothole maintenance.

BBC News - 23h

Plants, animals and insects come to Britain from all over the world. It would be a mistake to welcome them all | Tim Blackburn

Biodiversity is great in theory, but there are reasons to fend off invasive species and the knock-on effect of their presence. Britain would be a wasteland if it weren’t for immigration. Fifteen ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Keir Starmer plans to reshape the Britain's ‘flabby’ state. But don’t compare him to Elon Musk

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won praise for his efforts to marshal international support for Ukraine as President Donald Trump’s economic and foreign policies roil the world

ABC News - Mar. 13

Doug Laughton, rugby league giant and one of the last survivors from Great Britain’s 1970s Ashes triumph

Doug Laughton, who has died aged 80, was one of the four surviving players from the last time Great Britain’s rugby league side triumphed against Australia in the Ashes, in 1970; he also had an ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

How Covid changed the way Britain works and plays

From Thursday becoming the new Friday, to sore backs from working in the kitchen, the pandemic had a profound effect on our working patterns. Jessica (not her real name) is facing up to the reality ...

The Guardian - 5d

The Heathrow fire shows Britain has a resilience problem

A wholesale rewiring of the machinery of state is required

Financial Times - 2d

Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain — lessons from a radical city

Sam Wetherell’s provocative history explores a postwar struggle against obsolescence and its relevance for the country’s urban future

Financial Times - 7h

Stitch Fix’s stock rallies after styling service boosts full-year sales forecast

Shares of Stitch Fix rallied after hours on Tuesday, after the online clothing and styling service nudged its full-year sales forecast higher and said its turnaround efforts were working, even as ...

MarketWatch - Mar. 12

Bears again dominating the offseason, get plenty of help on offensive and defensive lines

The Bears worked hard to fix both lines.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10

How Separating Personal and Professional Identities Maximizes Growth

Unhealthy dependency is risky, learn to recognize the problem and fix it.

Inc. - Mar. 15

Can Trump extract concessions on Ukraine from Putin over the phone?

Also in this newsletter: Merz’s fiscal revolution up for a vote in the Bundestag

Financial Times - Mar. 18

Is this the start of a period of European exceptionalism in markets?

The very tight rein in all aspects of policy — fiscal, monetary and regulatory — is easing

Financial Times - 5d

'A relief' - Clough on drought-breaking Stags win

Mansfield Town boss Nigel Clough is "relieved" his side ended its 13-match winless league run and avoided equalling an unwanted club record.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17

Boot room donation drive launched to promote recycling and support local children

The initiative is designed to encourage fans to donate unwanted or pre-loved football boots, which will be rehomed by the Ashington Boot Room to ensure they are given a second life with young ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d