岸田新政権が発足した。注目すべきは、経済政策の柱とみられる「再分配」。既存のパイの分配率を変えるだけでなく、パイそのものを大きくして分配の原資を増やさなくては日本経済は立ち上がれない、と専門家は指摘する。
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Ofgem opens overcharging inquiry into two electricity producers
Regulator is examining if EP SHB and SSE Generation billed the grid too much to cut their production levelsOfgem is investigating two companies to find out if they overcharged the grid to lower their production levels.The energy regulator said it was l…
Morrisons’ new owner has plenty of wiggle room in takeover terms | Nils Pratley
CD&R has made fine-sounding pledges but they don’t stop this being yet another debt-fuelled buyoutThe auction for Morrisons wasn’t worth the wait, but the mission to cast Clayton Dubilier & Rice as a kindly, far-sighted owner of the UK’s fourth…
McKinsey Never Told the FDA It Was Working for Opioid Makers While Also Working for the Agency
Ian MacDougall, reporting for ProPublica: Since 2008, McKinsey & Company has regularly advised the Food and Drug Administration’s drug-regulation division, according to agency records. The consulting giant has had its hand in a range of important F…
Customers of collapsed UK energy suppliers to be moved to E.ON
Ofgem announcement comes as rising gas and electricity prices continue to cause turmoil in sectorMore than 230,000 customers from three collapsed energy suppliers will move to E.ON under plans agreed by the industry watchdog, as soaring wholesale gas a…
The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s speech: levelling down | Editorial
The chancellor’s praise for the economic policies of previous Conservative governments augurs badly for struggling familiesOne of the lessons that leading Brexiters learned from the 2016 referendum was that brazen opportunism can pay off handsomely. A …
The Conservative conference shows a party in denial while all around is crisis | Polly Toynbee
The Tories call it a ‘period of adjustment’. But the shortages, price hikes, and this week’s universal credit cut, will force them to face realityThe Tory party conference seems to be floating along in a sea of delusion. Outside their cocooned security…
UK fuel crisis ‘could go on for further week’ despite military help
One in five forecourts in London and south-east of England still out of fuelThe UK fuel crisis could run another week, fuel retailers have warned, as military tanker drivers took to the roads to relieve pressure on petrol stations.One in five forecourt…
Airline industry past worst point of Covid crisis, says trade body
International Air Transport Association chief calls for simpler travel rules and fewer border restrictions to help sector recoverThe International Air Transport Association (Iata) has said the airline industry is now over the worst of the Covid pandemi…
Sainsbury’s shares rise as it is tipped as next takeover target
US company Fortress, which missed out on Morrisons, has said it is still eager to buy a UK firmSainsbury’s was the top riser on the FTSE 100 on Monday as investors bet that the supermarket chain could be the next target for a takeover after the US firm…