In search of a plug for the blackhole, Hunt must not cull investment in our future November 14, 2022 We are still spending comparatively little compared to other science superpowers such as Israel and South Korea. And the real benefits from investing in R&D aren’t typically felt for about ten years.
Windfall tax makes no sense for renewables, says Cornwall Insight November 12, 2022 It would be disproportionate to expand the windfall tax to electricity generators, argued Cornwall Insight, amid a commodities boom.
Explainer-in-brief: An NHS with too much to bear November 11, 2022 All year, the crisis in the NHS has been worsening, with many fearing the effects of the winter months and a flu season. But October was the worst month in the NHS’ entire history. The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E hit 43,792, and only 69 per cent of patients were [...]
Kwarteng breaks silence: I told Truss to ‘slow down’ or last a few weeks – she quit six days later November 11, 2022 Kwasi Kwarteng has broken his silence on Liz Truss’ 42-day tenure as prime minister, saying he warned her to “slow down” and predicted her downfall just a few days later. In his first interview since being sacked on 14 October, after just 38 days in charge of the pursestrings, he said the PM’s problem was [...]
Government goes head to head with Britain’s nurses: ‘Simply not affordable’ November 11, 2022 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dismissed pay demands from unions representing nurses across Britain, calling them “simply not affordable.” His remark comes as the threat of strike action that will hit operations and appointments looms. Sunak said he shared the public’s “respect and gratitude” for nurses, and that he was pleased the Health Secretary was [...]
If climate summits are to achieve progress, they should avoid the spirit of Glasgow November 11, 2022 Setting targets is easy. But we are at risk of repeating the same mistakes of Cop26.
Sunak must choose between protectionism or global strength to remake Britain November 11, 2022 Sunak must reunite both party and country, which is in need of strong direction and thoughtful leadership.
Truss’ growth diagnosis was the right one November 10, 2022 One of the tragedies, if that’s the right word, of Liz Truss’ demise is that her key economic observation – that Britain isn’t growing quickly enough – may well be lost to history, discredited thanks to the cack-handed way in which she and her Chancellor attempted to address it. The noises-off from the new administration [...]
UK and EU ‘not far apart’ on NI Protocol, says Brussels’ ambassador to London November 10, 2022 London and Brussels are “not that far apart” on negotiations over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, according to the outgoing EU ambassador to the UK. João Vale de Almeida today said he was “encouraged” by Rishi Sunak’s meetings with EU leaders since becoming PM last month and by the recent mood music between the two [...]
UK economy misses out on 24 per cent growth after financial and Covid-19 crises November 10, 2022 The UK economy would be 24 per cent bigger had the global financial and Covid-19 crises not happened, a Wall Street bank has said. “A series of unfortunate events and policy choices have cut UK potential growth” over the last decade or so, Bank of America said in a note to clients. Since the financial [...]