Treasury should have told us about overspend by law, says OBR

Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, says officials have questions to answer as to why details of an overspend were not shared.

UK Treasury breached legal duty by failing to reveal overspend, says watchdog

OBR chair says relationship with finance ministry moving to ‘system of trust but verify’

Business - Financial Times - 11 hours ago

Treasury failed to disclose ‘material’ spending pressures under Hunt, says OBR

Watchdog says it cannot tell how big ‘black hole’ inherited by Rachel Reeves would have been with full transparency

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

ITN told to review use of NDAs in law firm report

UK media company has been accused of using legal contracts to cover up gender pay discrimination, harassment and bullying

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Parents told us of suicide plan at Christmas due to lack of assisted dying law

Tom Marshall's parents took their own lives, but he says a law change may have helped them.

The OBR should trust markets on the cost of quantitative tightening

Rules of thumb aren’t helping

World - Financial Times - October 29

What consumers should know about buying used electric vehicles

Used EVs are some of the most budget friendly cars on the market. Consumer Reports expert Brian Vines breaks down the pros and cons of used electric vehicles, and what consumers should look for ...

Budget boost to UK economy forecast to fade after two years

The government's official forecaster raises its prediction for UK growth in 2024 and 2025 but reduces it for later years.

UK should use private capital to rebuild NHS, say health leaders

Report by NHS Confederation concludes that ministers are likely to need several options to raise capital

World - Financial Times - October 17

What to know about Trump's comments suggesting Liz Cheney should have guns "trained on her face"

Thursday during a fireside chat with Tucker Carlson, former President Donald Trump said of former GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney, "She's a radical war hawk. Let's put her with a rifle standing there ...

‘We just have to keep fighting’: a shocking new film on the danger of US abortion laws

In the Hilary Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence-produced documentary Zurawski v Texas, women whose lives have been brutally upended have their say. In August 2022, Amanda and Josh Zurawski were 18 ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Trump says US troops should be used to go after 'radical left.' Can he do that?

Former President Donald Trump says troops should be used to go after "radical left lunatics" to handle any Election Day chaos. Can he do that legally?

Pennsylvania Democrat says someone ‘should have been fired’ over Trump MSG rally

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) said she thinks someone “should have been fired” over former President Trump’s rally earlier this week at Madison Square Garden. “Why isn’t somebody fired for that?” ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Citi has a new theory about the economy — and says investors should pick stocks that can stand on their own

Strategists at Citi like companies where there are positive trends on return on equity that are driven by operations instead of buybacks.

Business - MarketWatch - October 22

A Review of 7,000 Studies Says You Should Be Worried About Microplastics. Here Are 5 Simple Ways to Limit Your Exposure

A review of two decades of research found microplastics are literally everywhere. Here’s what you need to know, and what you can do about it today.

Business - Inc. - October 24

About 8,000 North Korean soldiers at Ukraine border, says US

Antony Blinken warns that Russia is preparing to deploy the troops into combat ‘in the coming days’. About 8,000 North Korean soldiers are stationed in Russia on the border with Ukraine, the US ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Wall Street hates Treasurys. Maybe it’s time to give them some love.

Maybe it’s time to show them a little appreciation.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

Unions should be about employees, not about politics

What are employees fed up with union politics supposed to do?

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Met Police told about Al Fayed a decade earlier than stated

Police said the first report was in 2005, but the family of a woman who has since died reveal she made a complaint a decade earlier.

Dale Carnegie Kept a ‘Damned Fool Things I Have Done’ Folder to Track His Worst Regrets. Modern Psychology Says You Should Too

‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ author Dale Carnegie wrote down his most painful regrets. Modern psychology says you should too.

Business - Inc. - October 18

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