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Labour needs a growth plan for the north
Plus, the ‘multiplier’ effect of the BBC’s move to SalfordFinancial Times - 5d -
India needs an ambitious agenda for higher growth
Economic liberalisation will help unlock the country’s vast potentialFinancial Times - Feb. 9 -
Second Labour MP apologises over WhatsApp comments
Burnley MP Oliver Ryan says his comments in the group were "completely unacceptable".BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Labour suspends 11 councillors over WhatsApp group
The group, which is being investigated by the party, has already led to the suspension of two Labour MPs.BBC News - Feb. 11 -
Donald Trump will force a fiscal reckoning on Labour
Past governments have broken tax promises as they weigh trade-offs against bigger imperatives and geopoliticsFinancial Times - 5d -
Labour will have to ditch tax pledges sooner or later
Spending cuts to fund increased defence spending will not impress UK voters and something will have to giveFinancial Times - 15h -
The Papers: 'MPs in vile chats' and 'Labour's plan to tackle Farage threat'
The fallout after the sacking of a health minister over offensive messages is the top story in some of Monday's front pages.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Labour peer calls for UK attorney-general Hermer to quit
Lord Glasman’s criticism comes as tensions rise between liberal and conservative wings of Sir Keir Starmer’s partyFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Second Labour MP suspended from party over WhatsApp messages
Oliver Ryan was a member of the same message group as former health minister Andrew GwynneFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Oliver Ryan suspended as Labour MP over WhatsApp messages
Ryan had been summoned to a meeting with his chief whip after the Mail on Sunday published the texts.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
One area where Labour can do more with less money
Reforming special needs provision will not make huge savings but it offers lessons for trimming welfare spendingFinancial Times - 4d -
What we've learned about Rachel Reeves's expenses - and the Labour response
Senior figures defended the chancellor after we revealed her expenses were investigated before she was an MP.BBC News - 4d -
Iceland chair and Labour backer gives Starmer government ‘6 out of 10’
Head of food retailer says he wants ministers to focus on planning reform and fixing Britain’s productivity problemsFinancial Times - 1d -
More than 900 Labour figures decry party’s migration and asylum policy
Joint statement accuses government of copying Tories’ ‘performative cruelty’. A group of more than 900 Labour members and trade unionists, including MPs and peers, have accused the government of ...The Guardian - 1d -
Starmer tells ministers to push ‘further and faster’ for growth
UK prime minister launches fresh attempt to reboot ailing government at six-hour cabinet meetingFinancial Times - Feb. 7 -
Reform Isas to boost UK economic growth
It is high time the tax system encouraged more economically productive behaviour than parking funds in a cash accountFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Surprise growth in UK economy at end of 2024
The economy expanded by 0.1% between October and December, official figures suggest.BBC News - 5d -
Britain’s Economy Squeezes Out 0.1% Growth
The unexpected increase eases pressure on the government, which has been trying to spur investment and development.The New York Times - 5d -
The Week: What next for Ukraine and some signs of growth?
Adam, Chris, Caitríona and James wrap up the week.BBC News - 4d -
The games industry’s growth potential is shrinking | MIDiA
The games industry's days of double-digit growth are behind it, according to MIDiA's sobering new Global Forecast report for 2025.VentureBeat - 4d -
Show me the evidence that City deregulation will help growth
There is a severe risk of ‘Treasury capture’ as consumers are outgunned in the battle for the ear of policymakersFinancial Times - 1d -
UK wage growth accelerates in final quarter of 2024
Average weekly earnings rise 5.9% as Bank of England weighs when to next cut interest ratesFinancial Times - 13h -
Democrats don’t need their own Trump. They need their own Teddy Roosevelt.
Democrats need a politician like Teddy Roosevelt, who fought corruption, was progressive, and used the bully pulpit to champion progressive ideals, to defeat Donald Trump's MAGA movement and fix ...The Hill - 3d -
A new curriculum is needed for a new age
An upcoming review has the potential to radically reform what we teach the next generationFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
It’s straight from the Trump playbook: Labour is tearing up the machinery of government | George Monbiot
If Starmer and Reeves really want a greener, cleaner, wilder nation, then why attack vital state bodies that are already on their knees?. This might sound astonishing, but the UK government’s core ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
I was a content moderator for Facebook. I saw the real cost of outsourcing digital labour | Sonia Kgomo
Tech firms must invest in and respect the people who filter social media and label the data that AI relies on. Sonia Kgomo is an organiser with African Tech Workers Rising; she spoke at the AI ...The Guardian - 6d -
Ukraine just the latest Trump wheeze for Labour to try to defend and disown | John Crace
It was left to the poor junior defence minister Maria Eagle to walk that particular tightrope in the Commons. In his ghostwritten 1987 bestseller The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump delivers his ...The Guardian - 5d -
Digested week: Labour politicians’ loose talk part of longstanding tradition | Emma Brockes
Awkward WhatsApp revelations, binned bitcoin, musical heart, Godfather nostalgia and the happy over-50s. Career death via “offensive WhatsApp group” is a modern iteration of a longstanding ...The Guardian - 4d -
Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Wins Over Some Labour Voters
Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party is winning over some disillusioned Labour voters by targeting regions that are struggling economically and by campaigning on local issues.The New York Times - 4d -
Nigel Farage says Tories ‘not on the right in any measurable way’ and calls Labour government ‘miserable’ – UK politics live
Leader of Reform UK criticises Conservatives and ‘declinist’ Labour government in new attacks. Good morning, defence secretary John Healey has finished speaking, so I can take a quick pause and ...The Guardian - 9h -
Amazon Reports 88% Rise in Profits but Says Growth Could Slow
The company’s cloud computing business showed strong growth, while a forecast for the current quarter disappointed investors.The New York Times - Feb. 6 -
Chinese chip champion’s ‘snowballing’ growth threatens Korean dominance
CXMT develops AI products and rapidly erodes market share of Samsung and SK HynixFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
McDonald’s reports sales growth in fourth quarter as Gaza boycott eases
US fast-food chain records like-for-like improvement in revenue, with business improving in Middle EastFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Reeves faces cutting spending or raising taxes as UK growth disappoints
Chancellor’s fiscal headroom has been wiped out, according to preliminary forecasts by watchdogFinancial Times - Feb. 11 -
Record-breaking growth in renewable energy in US threatened by Trump
Surge in solar, wind and battery capacity comes as president pledges to halt federal support for clean power. The US had record-breaking growth in renewable-energy capacity last year, new research ...The Guardian - 6d -
Burger King’s parent company sees growth driven by international markets
Restaurant Brands International also reported a same-restaurant sales beat for Burger King, marking the chain’s first such beat in six quarters.MarketWatch - 6d -
Lyft has ‘no obvious answers’ for its growth woes, as its stock declines
One issue for Lyft is a downturn in pricing trends, which numerous analysts keyed in on as they looked to make sense of the path forward.MarketWatch - 6d -
Treasury fears UK watchdog will give it little credit for pro-growth reforms
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is braced for a steep downgrade by the Office for Budget Responsibility to its forecasts for outputFinancial Times - 6d