The long shadow of Dominic Cummings might just start an invention boom January 30, 2023 ARIA, the government sponsored independent body is designed to fund new scientific and innovation projects. It might the last hangover of Dominic Cummings in Downing Street, writes Eliot Wilson
Bank of England, Fed and ECB to heap more pain on global economy – but could peak rates be in sight? January 29, 2023 City traders are gearing up for a week in which the world’s top central banks will heap even more pain on households and businesses by hiking interest rates to tame inflation – but they could send the first signal indicating they will stop doing so soon. The UK, US and eurozone economies are beginning to [...]
Explainer: Another problem with HS2 January 27, 2023 Britain is a country of many things, but right now, its railway is known for all the wrong reasons. On top of the strikes that make it impossible to plan a trip anywhere in the country – or to know whether you’ll manage to catch your flight from Stansted – the HS2 is back on [...]
Analysis: Jeremy Hunt has been E for Everywhere, man January 27, 2023 Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor, today said financial stability had to come before tax cuts, but said a competitive ’low tax environment’ would be the backbone of future growth. Sascha O’Sullivan looks at his speech.
Paid-for blue ticks and tiny tweaks won’t make Musk’s Twitter profitable January 27, 2023 Tech companies have made massive layoffs as a looming recession dents their bottom lines. At the same time, Elon Musk is trying to prove he can make Twitter profitable, writes Andrew Brown In April last year, Elon Musk created an earthquake by becoming Twitter’s largest shareholder after acquiring a 9.2 per cent stake in the [...]
Charging for GP visits defies all the rules of healthcare economics January 27, 2023 The former Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said we should have to pay to see the GP as the crisis in the NHS worsens everyday, but doctor Jatinder Hayres argues this defies every principle of healthcare economics. Just like former health secretary Sajid Javid, one of my earlier memories was sitting in the GP practice [...]
Remembering the Holocaust is about remembering the price of indifference January 27, 2023 On Holocaust Memorial Day, the price paid for indifference to suffering is heavy in our hearts, but acknowledging it can help us tackle modern crimes such as those against the Uighur Muslims in China, writes Olivia Marks-Wolman.
Analysis: A wind brewing over energy subsidies January 26, 2023 Windfall taxes, state aid rules, subsidies in the US. Comment and Features editor Sascha O’Sullivan looks at the brewing storm over incentives for climate firms in the UK – and holding onto the ones we have. Of all the arguments during Brexit, state aid was hardly the one to get the most airtime. But it’s [...]
Explainer: Does Meta need Trump more than Trump needs Meta? Probably not January 26, 2023 Big personalities, like winter colds and bad habits, always come back to haunt you. Donald Trump is no exception to this rule – and he just got back his platform to shout, very loudly, at your face. Facebook and Instagram – the Meta twins – decided to reinstate Trump’s account, two years after his suspension [...]
Yes it’s cold and dark, but London will find a way to beat the January blues January 26, 2023 London has so much to offer this winter. Brave the cold, and go check out the new Battersea Power Station, the restaurants of Coal Drops Yard or the iconic Ikoy on the Strand, writes Alex Cheatle