ONS change to pension valuation is ‘fundamentally flawed’, think-tank says

Institute for Fiscal Studies accuses official statisticians of ‘jumbled economic reasoning’, in latest setback for agency

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UK statistics agency admits more figures are flawed

Delay to release of price indices will deepen concerns about reliability of ONS data
Financial Times - 7h
US Institute of Peace sues to block 'literal trespass and takeover' by DOGE

The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is asking a court to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from dismantling the agency, saying it experienced a “literal trespass and takeover by ...
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The Hidden Path to Productivity: 5 Ways to Prioritize Happiness

Many of us subscribe to a fundamentally flawed mental model that says happiness follows success. It’s the other way around.
Inc. - Mar. 13
TP ICAP targets New York listing for data unit

Move marks latest setback for London’s stock market as investors hunt higher valuations in US
Financial Times - Mar. 11
DOGE Staff Marches Into U.S. Institute of Peace and Evicts Its Officials

A bubbling dispute broke into a dramatic standoff that ended with police involvement and the Department of Government Efficiency taking up residence at the independent agency.
The New York Times - 3d
Antarctic base under control after researcher accused of assault, officials say

A researcher at South Africa's isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused a colleague of attacking coworkers.
CBS News - 2d
Study finds ingredient in slushies made kids sick

Doctors in Europe are now saying kids under eight shouldn't drink slushies after a study found one of the ingredients sickened children. One of the authors of the study, Dr. Ellen Crushell, joined ...
CBS News - Mar. 14
Why Trump's rapidly changing economic policies are raising stagflation alarms

If there was one thing President Donald Trump was supposed to represent to many voters, it was the prospect of an upturn in their economic fortunes.
NBC News - Mar. 11
Up to 1.2m people could lose between £4,200 and £6,300 per year from changes to Pip, Resolution Foundation says -UK politics live

Work and pensions secretary says Benefits crackdown will save £5bn by 2030 but disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’. Q: Why have you changed your mind on this? . Badenoch says she has not ...
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