7 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Neglect of UK innovation happening before our eyes

Barely a day passes without intellectual property nurtured and supported in Britain passing into overseas hands.

Politics

3 d. ago What happened to the King's eye? Charles sparks concern at Windsor Castle

King Charles has sparked concern from onlookers, sporting a sore-looking eye while hosting the French President at Windsor Castle.

Politics

4 d. ago Labour needs to wake up to the folly of wealth taxes that are an own goal: ALEX BRUMMER

Ask Sir Jim Ratcliffe, retailer Sir Philip Green, F1 star Sir Lewis Hamilton et al. They voted with their feet long ago.

Economics

7 d. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Chancellor's emotional rollercoaster set to continue

The U-turns on welfare and winter fuel, together with likely revisions to OBR growth assumptions, suggest the opening of a £20billion to £30billion funding chasm to be closed in the autumn.

Politics

1 week ago ALEX BRUMMER: Labour has trapped us all in a doom loop of ever higher taxes and welfare spending. Things are bad now but, with four years to go, this is how much worse they can get

As every football fan knows, the moment the club chairman is forced to quell rumours of the manager's imminent demise by issuing a vote of confidence, the gaffer's days are numbered.

Economics

2 w. ago The 1975 at Glastonbury review – amid the irony, ego and pints of Guinness, this is a world

Pyramid stagePerhaps joking, or perhaps not, Matty Healy pronounces himself ‘the greatest songwriter of my generation’ – and that’s only a slightly ridiculous statementThe 1975’s first Glastonbury headlining slot arrives preceded by some intriguing rumours about what’s going to happen. Some fairly eye-popping figures are being bandied about regarding the cost of their set’s staging – which allegedly vastly outweighs the fee the band are being paid – while one dubious online source insists Healy has shaved his head for the occasion. He hasn’t (he appears onstage tonsorially intact), but clearly large sums of money have been spent somewhere along the way.What ensues isn’t quite as complex as their last tour, which featured lead singer Matty Healy eating raw steak, doing push ups, climbing through a television and Prince Andrew’s face appearing on a bank of television screens accompanied by the strains of Mahler’s 5th Symphony. Nevertheless, there are huge video screens everywhere: not...

Politics

2 w. ago ALEX BRUMMER: All that Lady Thatcher achieved will now go up in flames like an oil drum brazier on a picket line...

The potential damage to an already stuttering economy, weighed down by the Chancellor's growth-sapping £40 billion of tax rises, doesn't bear thinking about.

Politics

3 w. ago The Bank of England never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, says ALEX BRUMMER

The latest minutes from the Bank of England show that after an unexpectedly firm start to the year, the British economy has descended into gloom.

Politics

3 w. ago Now it's Labour's turn to face the music when global events turn sour: ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday's claim by Chancellor Rachel Reeves that Labour's number one mission is to 'put more money in the pockets of working people' does not stand up to scrutiny.

Politics

3 w. ago Fed chief Powell's stubborn defiance on interest rates risks an avoidable downturn, says ALEX BRUMMER

The Federal Reserve's rate hold should come as no surprise. Chairman Jay Powell is determined to preserve the US central bank's independence.

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