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Growth requires getting PPPs right
Oped, Mariana Mazzucato, Published on 03/01/2025
» The United Kingdom's Labour government has given serious thought to the public investment needed to get the economy back on track after 14 years of austerity, neglect of social infrastructure, and capital flight triggered by Brexit and uncertain economic conditions.
Migrants crossing Channel to UK in 2024 soar by 25%
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» LONDON - The number of irregular migrants arriving in Britain on small boats soared in 2024, data showed Wednesday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stem the dangerous Channel crossings.
Britain joins trans-Pacific pact in biggest post-Brexit trade deal
Reuters, Published on 15/12/2024
» LONDON - Britain officially became the 12th member of a trans-Pacific trade pact which includes Japan, Australia and Canada on Sunday as it seeks to deepen ties in the region and build its global trade links after leaving the European Union.
Minister courts British investors
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/09/2024
» Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan invited British businesses to invest in Thailand, strengthening cooperation in trade and investment while identifying opportunities for a potential UK-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) in the future.
What's the catch?
Published on 09/09/2024
» Re: "Military reshuffle in final stretch", (BP, Sept 5).
Thousands protest in France against new PM
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2024
» PARIS - Thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister, with left-wing parties accusing him of stealing the legislative election.
Yes, let's reverse Brexit (just a bit) for Gen Z
News, Chris Bryant, Published on 07/09/2024
» What's the point of Keir Starmer's massive electoral majority if he remains hesitant to do something for young people on Brexit that's not just compassionate and sensible, but also very popular?
Beware of Big Tech steering AI rules
Oped, Peter G. Kirchschläger, Published on 04/09/2024
» Last October, the European Commission adopted a new roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime, one of the most serious security threats facing the bloc. For obvious reasons, European Union policymakers did not invite cartel members to help design and develop this strategy; asking for input from criminal networks would have only made it easier for them to continue operating with impunity.
I'm with the band -- how music made me British
News, Howard Chua-Eoan, Published on 31/08/2024
» 'Wonderwall' is all I remember. The rest of Oasis is a blur to me. I was still living in New York City when the band had their global breakthrough -- and that song was everywhere. From the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, it's one of the few mid-1990s songs whose lyrics this Boomer can remember. I admired its Beatles-like off-kilter poetics, its love-will-save-the-day (if not, maybe it'll just save me) sentimentality. And Liam Gallagher's voice, while not beautiful, was pure plaintive Britpop, a plangent inflexion echoing from as far back as 1962's Love Me Do by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Paris Olympics can help unify a fractured city
News, Lionel Laurent, Published on 26/07/2024
» Paris faces the test this week of launching the Olympic Games safely and affordably at a time of war, political polarisation and social unrest. It's not a done deal. Heavy-handed security barriers and Covid-style QR codes are already infuriating residents and tourists trying to navigate a River Seine that's been cleaned at great expense.