Figure of £17.4bn for November is down on last year but more than forecast by economistsThe UK government borrowed £17.4bn in November, outstripping economists’ predictions and suggesting debt could far overshoot officials’ forecasts if the Omicron cor…
「最悪の状況」を危惧する声も 対岸の火事どころではないウクライナ情勢
ロシア外務省は17日、北大西洋条約機構（NATO）の東方不拡大などを要求した米ロ条約案を公表した。プーチン大統領は7日に行ったオンライン形式での米ロ首脳会談で、NATOの東方不拡大を法律的に保証するようバイデン米大統領に求めていた。米側は、ロシアが提案した条約案について交渉する考えは示したが、受け入れられな…
中国共産党系メディアが「反中政治屋」と名指し批判。岸田首相に圧力かける安倍元首相「暗躍」に深い懸念
アメリカ主催「民主主義サミット」への出欠や、北京冬季五輪の外交的ボイコットの是非など、対中政策をめぐって岸田文雄首相と「キングメーカー」安倍晋三元首相との距離が開いているようです。
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Human rights are being attacked by the government, not fine-tuned | Letters
Nick Moss says the struggle to defend and extend our rights has to be conducted on the streets, as well as in parliament and the courts. John Robinson fears that we are facing an existential attack on our democracyI agree with Martha Spurrier that this…
The Shaun Bailey photo really is a party exposé | Stewart Lee
The picture of the London Conservative mayoral candidate and friends sends a clear message to the electorate, but perhaps not the one they wanted to communicateSince the weekend, I have been running in my revived 2020 standup show in impressively Covid…
Exponential growth is unintuitive and can be frightening | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
But, fortunately, it cannot continue indefinitelyThe health secretary impressed parliament last week when he said daily Omicron infections were estimated at about 200,000. This was classic “number theatre” – pulling a big statistic out of a hat without…
How Lord Frost exit got Nadine Dorries deleted from Tory WhatsApp group
Resignation of Brexit minister led to fevered online reaction – and blue on blue fire in a Tory chat groupBrexit minister Lord Frost’s late Saturday night resignation prompted frenzied reaction on social media including a lively row on a Conservative p…
A dangerous lie is stalking the NHS: that it is no longer fit for purpose | Sonia Sodha
Painting the health service as inefficient ignores a decade of chronic underfundingEach time I’ve gone for a Covid jab, I’ve walked out with a warm glow. It wasn’t just relief to have the protection, or awe at the scientific feats that were pulled off …
Brexit minister’s shock resignation leaves Boris Johnson reeling
Lord Frost’s frustrated exit is yet another blow for PM struggling for control of his governmentBoris Johnson was dealt another major blow to his leadership on Saturday night as it emerged that the man overseeing Brexit was resigning from the cabinet.W…
UK scientists: bring in curbs now or face up to 2m daily Covid infections as Omicron spreads
Deaths could hit 6,000 a day and delaying restrictions until New Year will cut effectiveness, say Sage expertsRead more: is there any good news at all on Omicron?The scale of the threat posed by the Omicron variant was laid bare by government scientist…