Though we don’t want to go on strike, we can’t stand by and watch the British car industry fall victim to offshoring Frank Duffy is the Unite the Union plant convener at GKN Automotive, BirminghamMore than 500 workers, myself included, at the GKN Autom…
Johnson defends trade secretary after climate crisis denial tweets
PM admits he used to be a climate sceptic and says Ann-Marie Trevelyan will do ‘outstanding’ jobMeeting Cop26 finance goals ‘going to be tough’, says Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson has acknowledged that he has altered his views about the climate crisis ove…
Britain’s public sector is paying the price for the government’s consultancy habit | Rosie Collington and Mariana Mazzucato
The pandemic has shown relying on these private companies to deliver core services simply doesn’t workWhen he was leader of the opposition, David Cameron did not mince his criticism of the Labour government’s dependency on consultancy companies. Speaki…
‘We never went home before 10pm’: 50 years of reporting on politics and power
Our chief political correspondent compares notes on the chaos, the glamour, the scoops, with her predecessor Julia LangdonLobby journalism is a constant battle of contradictions – and that’s before you get to Boris Johnson.On the one hand, it’s a glamo…
British ‘baby shortage’ could lead to economic decline, says thinktank
Social Market Foundation suggests measures including better childcare provision to increase birthrate Britain is facing a “baby shortage” that could lead to “long-term economic stagnation”, a thinktank has said.The Social Market Foundation (SMF) said t…
Meeting Cop26 finance goals ‘going to be tough’, says Boris Johnson
Prime minister estimates just 60% chance of securing $100bn in aid pledges before Glasgow conferenceBoris Johnson has said he fears there is only a 60% chance that the $100bn in climate finance viewed as key to securing an ambitious outcome to the Cop2…
The Other Afghan Women
In the countryside, the endless killing of civilians turned women against the occupiers who claimed to be helping them. (SLNYorker) Archive.org link: https://web.archive.org/web/20210918074905/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/13/the-other-af…
Labour plans to raise £500m by closing fund managers’ tax loophole
Exclusive: shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves tells how party would ‘start to end the unfairness’ in tax systemLabour has announced plans to raise almost £500m by closing a tax loophole enjoyed by a small number of private equity fund managers.The shadow …
優先順位付投票制は、多数決に代わる優れた合意形成のやり方か：ニューヨーク市で始まった実験
次のニューヨーク市長選で導入される優先順位付投票制は、従来の勝者総取りの多数決方式に比べ、より優れた合意形成のやり方だと期待されている。票割れによる漁夫の利や、過半数に届かない当選などを回避できる一方で、より複雑な投票用紙がマイノリティや無関心層を遠ざけるリスクもある。よりよい民主主義と合意形成のあり方を模索する新しい投票方式のメカニズムと、そのコスト／ベネフィットを検証する。
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Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour under new UK rules
Fortification of flour is a public health policy known to reduce neural tube defects in babiesFolic acid is to be added to the most commonly consumed flours in the UK to help prevent spinal conditions in babies, the government has announced.Doctors adv…