The UK gets it wrong again on fiscal rules

You’re a little much for me, public sector net financial liabilities

World - Financial Times - 4 hours ago

Reeves confirms change to UK fiscal rules to help fund £20bn of annual investment

Chancellor promises in FT to avoid ‘falls in public sector investment’ planned by Tories

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Why chancellors need fiscal rules

Rachel Reeves’s new set-up frees up capital spending but her ability to reap benefits depends on many other things

Business - Financial Times - October 25

FirstFT: Partner pay at US law firms hits record levels

Also in today’s newsletter, US backs huge lithium mine and Canada cuts immigration programme

World - Financial Times - October 25

Why Georgia’s EU future is on the ballot in historic parliament vote

Also in this newsletter: Russian migrant-smuggling ring busted

World - Financial Times - October 25

My fiscal rules will provide the stability on which growth depends

Britain faces a choice between investment or decline

Business - Financial Times - October 24

FirstFT: Musk backs Trump election bid with $75mn donation

Also in today’s newsletter, luxury shares fall after poor LVMH results and Boeing raises new capital

World - Financial Times - October 16

UK’s rising fiscal burden narrows tax gap with Europe

Britain’s fiscal picture is closer to EU averages than it has been for decades

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Wall Street analysts get it wrong on two of our portfolio industrial stocks

New research from Wall Street analysts missed the mark on Stanley Black & Decker and DuPont.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Georgia-Texas controversy: Is it more important to get a call right or follow procedure?

Ironically, the call that went against Georgia and for Texas wound up helping the Bulldogs and hurting the Longhorns.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

Trump’s getting Harley-Davidson’s story wrong: It’s not about tariff skipping

As he tells the story, the iconic American company was forced to build bikes in India to get around its crushing import duty.

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Did VAR 'get it wrong' with West Ham penalty decision?

Match of the Day 2 pundits Micah Richards and Stephen Warnock analyse the controversial late penalty awarded to West Ham against Manchester United.

Gambling on 'vibes' — why the betting markets are getting the election all wrong

The betting markets currently have Donald Trump at a 62% chance of winning Tuesday's election, but this is based on the bettors' models that rely on social media engagement, which may not ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Europe can learn fiscal lessons from the UK on how to achieve its goals

A co-ordinated reform agenda is crucial if the EU is serious about becoming a climate leader and geopolitical player

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

BBC chair calls for overhaul of UK broadcasting rules

Samir Shah wants regulatory regime improved so public service broadcasters can act with ‘agility, flexibility and pace’

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Elon Musk makes big push to get Trump elected again

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, stepped up his support of former President Donald Trump with new campaign appearances and by giving tens of millions of dollars to help the Trump campaign. NBC ...

Politics - NBC News - October 16

The conversation: Can Luka Doncic's Mavericks get through the wild West again?

Let's preview the 2024-25 Dallas Mavericks, including their best-case and worst-case scenarios

Sports - CBS Sports - October 17

Starmer’s attorney-general vows to restore UK’s reputation on rule of law

Richard Hermer says government being seen as a ‘good faith actor’ internationally is crucial to attracting investment

Business - Financial Times - October 14

UK's ruling Labour Party rejects accusations of U.S. election interference

The U.K.'s ruling Labour Party has rejected accusations by Donald Trump's campaign team that its party members have interfered in the U.S. election.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Santander delays full UK results as it weighs impact of car finance ruling

Profits drop in British business as one of Spanish bank’s biggest markets emerges as a trouble spot

Business - Financial Times - October 29

'You lured him in': Rape myths and what we still get wrong about sexual assault

From being asked what they were wearing to having their bodies critiqued, rape victims are still subjected to old-fashioned myths.

Is it wrong for Elon Musk to offer voters $1m a day to get Trump elected? That’s a tough one | Marina Hyde

The great and good of US media and politics can’t decide if the lavish giveaway is unethical or illegal. I’m no expert, but it seems off to me. For a guy who has spent his entire life making “I am ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Europe’s fiscal tug of war

Pressure to display fiscal discipline is no less high than pressure to spend more on security and economic innovation

World - Financial Times - October 26

‘I don’t have much hope for a Harris presidency’: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israeli apartheid and what the media gets wrong about Palestine

One of the most penetrating critics of US racism discusses the reception to his new book and why talking about Palestine offered him a way to understand the world. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book The ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Here’s what Keir Starmer gets wrong about reparations: we’ve made them before, but now we have to do it right | Kojo Koram

The call for justice is not going away. Rather than ignore it, Labour should be entering the conversation – and shaping it. You could be mistaken for thinking that reparations are some wacky idea ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

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