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The economics of research and development. With Heidi Williams
What is the relationship between innovation spending and productivity?World - Financial Times - October 28 -
William announces Earthshot Prize winners
Fifteen finalists, from countries including Kenya, Indonesia, the UK and Nepal, were competing for £1m funding for their environmental initiatives.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Labour donor to back Tortoise’s proposed purchase of Observer
South African businessman Gary Lubner in talks on taking minority stake in online start-upWorld - Financial Times - October 15 -
Labour discovers price of freebies in our democracy
Journalists are right to raise questions over Starmer’s Taylor Swift meeting and acceptances from donorsWorld - Financial Times - October 18 -
Labour’s promise of change requires a clearer message
Starmer’s government must learn from leaders who transformed Britain: Attlee, Blair and, yes, ThatcherWorld - Financial Times - October 18 -
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Labour tiptoes nervously towards a China policy
David Lammy's low-key visit to Beijing shows the party is still trying to work out its China stance.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Tax threshold freeze not a pledge-breaker - Labour sources
Government sources insist the move would not constitute a breach of Labour's manifesto tax pledge.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
Trump accuses Labour Party of 'foreign interference'
Labour activists volunteering in the US presidential election amounts to illegal "contributions", the complaint alleges.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Can the private sector deliver Labour’s housebuilding boom?
Government still has to tackle how commercial incentives limit supply of new homesWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Labour volunteers helping Harris 'in spare time', says Starmer
The prime minister said volunteers from his party travelled to the US for "pretty much every" presidential election.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Trump Accuses U.K. Labour Party of Election Meddling
Donald Trump’s campaign said Britain’s governing Labour Party had engaged in “blatant foreign interference.” Other British politicians have previously acted in support of Mr. Trump.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Rayner defends Labour after Trump campaign complaint
The row over Labour volunteers campaigning in the US election was raised at Prime Minister's Questions.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Labour backbenchers accuse Keir Starmer of ‘colonial mindset’
Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Diane Abbott and Clive Lewis criticise PM over reluctance to discuss reparations for slave trade. Three prominent Labour backbenchers have accused Keir Starmer of an “insulting” ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
The Papers: Labour suspends MP and a hot Halloween ahead
An alleged altercation involving Mike Amesbury leads many papers.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
UK Budget: What to Know Before Labour’s Announcement
The new Labour Party government said it had inherited a challenging financial position and warned of tax increases and spending cuts when it reveals its budget this week.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
British Labour Lawmaker Suspended After Punches Thrown
Video that emerged over the weekend appeared to show Mike Amesbury, a Labour party lawmaker, hitting a man in the face and then repeatedly landing more body blows.World - The New York Times - October 28 -
Labour doesn’t know who ‘its people’ are
Government inability to define group at core of its tax pledges reflects lack of political direction from topBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
Rachel Reeves: The chess fanatic playing Labour's first big gambit
Profile of the UK's first female chancellor as she prepares to deliver first Labour Budget in 14 years.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
‘No shortcuts’: Labour sets Britain on risky road to recovery
Starmer and Reeves have time on their side as they take major political gambleBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Britain’s Labour Budget: bold ambition, uncertain prospects
Rachel Reeves must now deliver on her investment plans, or taxes will rise even furtherWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
Did Labour mislead UK public ahead of Budget?
Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising measures come after she pledged not to be a levy-hiking chancellorWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
UK Labour’s Budget borrows big, taxes more
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £40bn tax increase and a sharp rise in borrowingWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
Labour budget sets the scene for 2026 Holyrood election
The devolved Scottish government will have had an extra £3.4bn to spend - including more money than SNP ministers anticipated for public building projects.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
The Papers: 'Labour challenges Badenoch' and 'Lopez backs Harris'
A variety of stories appear in this Sunday's papers, featuring the Royal Family and Kemi Badenoch.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Badenoch: We will have opposite approach to Labour on economy
Speaking on her first day as leader, Badenoch gave a first glimpse of her policy priorities.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Labour draws dividing line on tuition fees
Party may hit political difficulties as the amount rises with inflation and system loses its original advantagesWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault
Runcorn and Helsby MP, 55, to appear in court at later date. Mike Amesbury, the MP suspended by Labour pending an investigation, has been charged with assault after an incident following a night ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
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Trump and Harris kick off campaign blitz in key battleground states; Lilly Ledbetter remembered for equal pay activismTop stories - CBS News - October 15 -
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Trump campaigns in Georgia as early voting begins; Pandas from China arrive in Washington, D.C.World - CBS News - October 16 -
10/16: CBS Evening News
Trump claims to be the “father of IVF”; Biden, Obama, Clinton honor Ethel KennedyWorld - CBS News - October 17 -
10/17: CBS Evening News
Israel says Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza operation; Hundreds learn English through free ESL program created by New Jersey high schoolersWorld - CBS News - October 18 -
10/18: CBS Evening News
Harris, Trump trade barbs while campaigning in Michigan; Missouri community inspired to name school building after its dedicated custodianTop stories - CBS News - October 19
