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Rolling blackouts plague Iran and some suspect bitcoin mining may have a role in the outages
Iran’s capital and outlying provinces have faced rolling power blackouts for weeks in October and November, with electricity cuts disrupting people’s lives and businessesABC News - 1d -
Miliband pledges no blackouts under Labour’s ‘unstoppable’ renewable energy shake-up
‘Clean power 2030’ plan will speed up planning and give energy secretary final say on major infrastructure projects. The UK will not face blackouts under Labour’s proposed shake-up of energy ...The Guardian - 2d -
Labour plan for 1.5m new homes is not feasible, housebuilding firm says
Head of Barratt Redrow warns sector faces ‘national crisis’ due to skills shortage, ageing workforce and Brexit. Labour’s plan to build 1.5m homes during this parliament is not achievable because ...The Guardian - 21h -
'No nice or easy way of doing it': Labour's small boats dilemma
The PM and his colleagues agree the illegal people smuggling trade in Britain must end - but there's huge disagreement over what should be done.BBC News - 23h -
Labour-aligned think-tank urges Starmer to set UK immigration target
The system would include sub-targets for different types of visasFinancial Times - 1d -
UK 'doesn't have enough builders' for Labour's 1.5m homes
Builders and developers say reforms are needed to recruit more tradespeople to build the homes being promised.BBC News - 1d -
Labour’s push for growth hit by latest fall in UK output
Weaker business and consumer confidence contribute to lacklustre economyFinancial Times - 1d -
Rolling blackouts plague Iran, some suspect bitcoin mining may have a role in outages
Iran’s capital and outlying provinces have faced rolling power blackouts for weeks in October and November, with electricity cuts disrupting people’s lives and businessesABC News - 1d -
Fallout from breakdown of UK labour force survey spreads
Regulator warns that 14 sets of ONS figures can no longer be badged as ‘official statistics’Financial Times - 2d -
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Winners and losers of Labour spending review
Funding tug of war looms between Treasury and Downing Street as party’s political machinery tightensFinancial Times - 4d -
The latest cost of Brexit is about to hit – and voters are watching. Will Labour act? | Polly Toynbee
New EU trade regulations will cause further pain for the UK. Starmer’s talk of breaking down barriers must be more than warm words. “It’s done! Get over it! It’s eight years ago! We’re independent ...The Guardian - 5d -
Labour minister echoes Cummings with call to shake up civil service
Government officials appear to share some of the analysis of maverick former No 10 adviserFinancial Times - 5d -
Labour council leader quits over alleged sex messages to refugees
Police are investigating Edinburgh councillor Cammy Day following an allegation of inappropriate behaviour.BBC News - 5d -
UK business confidence falls to lowest level in almost two years after Labour budget
British businesses lost steam and pulled back on hiring last month, as industry reacted to the Labour government's bumper tax-raising budget, new data showed Monday.CNBC - 6d -
Hit by blackouts Cuba’s tourism industry now braces for Trump
Cuba's hotels, already hit by power cuts, are now worried about Donald Trump's re-election.BBC News - 6d -
Police investigating Labour council leader
Scottish Labour confirmed Cammy Day has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.BBC News - 6d -
We Tories have lost the professional classes to Labour. Here’s how to win them back | Paul Goodman
In the past 50 years, Britain has changed and so have the voters the party once relied on. To survive, the Conservatives must adapt. Paul Goodman is a senior fellow at Policy Exchange In this ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
The week: Labour milestones, McSweeney and Reform
Adam and Chris look back at the political week with Tim Shipman.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
Labour MP's family transferred farm before Budget
Questions are being raised about whether Henry Tufnell knew about farming inheritance tax changes.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Cuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of about 5 hours a day
After a nationwide blackout left millions without electricity for several hours in Cuba, the power grid has been restored, authorities said, adding that scheduled power outages will now resumeABC News - Dec. 5 -
Judge Labour on six targets, Starmer says in major speech
The PM says the pledges, ranging from living standards to the NHS, will allow voters to hold the government to account.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Elon Musk-led effort to cut federal workforce risks stifling labour market
Plus, does Trump spell good news for bankers?Financial Times - Dec. 5 -
Legacy Act repeal doesn't match Labour pledge - MP
Sinn Féin MP says action to reform the controversial act is not what was promised by the government.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Starmer refuses to repeat Labour’s G7 growth pledge
Prime minister will set new target on Thursday, as he courts investment during Qatari visit to BritainFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
South Western Railway set to be first train operator nationalised by Labour
Next companies to return to public control will be c2c and Greater Anglia under UK government plansFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
So Labour waded into the Gregg Wallace row. Why don’t they get their own house, parliament, in order? | Marina Hyde
Westminster is so notorious for bad workplace behaviour it’s known as ‘Pestminster’, but politicians seem more worried about a TV cooking show. Why has the prime minister weighed in on the ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
ONS admits it may not be able to replace UK labour force survey until 2027
Policymakers face further uncertainty over state of jobs marketFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
George Osborne is a walking ad for a wealth tax. Labour should target the inheritocracy | Polly Toynbee
‘Tax wealth, not work’ would be a powerful message for Starmer and Reeves – are they bold enough to pursue it?. Now he’s retired from casting millions of people into poverty, George Osborne has ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Radical planning reform needed to hit 1.5m housebuilding target in England, Labour warned
Thinktank urges government to be ‘much more ambitious’ as actions so far are not enough to fulfil manifesto pledge. Labour will miss its manifesto target of building 1.5m homes in England before ...The Guardian - Dec. 3
