1 hour ago Wes Streeting's brutal response to Liz Truss's latest economic advice

The top Labour Cabinet minister Wes Streeting compared the disaster ex-Tory leader Liz Truss to an 'arsonist complaining the fire brigade isn't doing a good enough job'

Economics

2 h. ago Kemi Badenoch ‘unlikely to win’ next election, says Liz Truss

The former prime minister declined to rule out a return to frontline UK politics and would not be drawn on whether she wanted to join Reform UK.

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55 h. ago I never thought my race would be under scrutiny here. After the March for Australia protests, how do I feel safe? | Jafrin Kabir

As an immigrant woman of colour, every day I walk next to the same people who were chanting hate speech. The weekend’s rallies shows how far we still need to goWhen I moved to Australia more than five years ago, I experienced for the first time the pleasures and safety of being able to go on a night stroll by myself – something I had never done in my home country. Then as I heard the stories of violence against women, on the streets and homes across Australia (and the world), I realised that as a woman you don’t get to feel a sense of belonging in most places. I learned to accept that.On Sunday, as I walked the street outside my humble, one-bedroom, overly priced Melbourne apartment in broad daylight, I felt unsafe again. This time, not because of my gender but because of another part of my identity that I have control no over, nor did I ever think would be under scrutiny in this beautiful multicultural country: my race. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Liz Truss warns there is ‘a reckoning coming’ for central banks, and backs Trump in Fed battle; US growth revised higher amid AI boom – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as former PM criticises Bank of England and claims UK faces ‘economic doom loop’People in the UK: how have you been affected by the rise in food prices?The FCA’s investigation into Drax comes five months after the company’s former top lobbyist accused it of “misleading the public, government and its regulator” over its sourcing of wood for biomass pellets.In a claim for unfair dismissal, Rowaa Ahmar, Drax’s former head of public affairs, said evidence suggested Drax was “unable to prove that it only sourced sustainable wood for its biomass, and that it was in fact using unsustainable wood”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Liz Truss backs Trump attacks on Fed and says ‘reckoning’ on way for central banks

Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister also critical of Bank of England and European Central BankBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s assault on the independence of the US Federal Reserve has been backed by Liz Truss, the shortest-serving British prime minister in history, who was ousted after a meltdown in the financial markets.The former Conservative leader, who during her 49 days in power in late 2022 railed against the “deep state” and the Bank of England for undermining her before she was ejected from office by her own party, said a “reckoning” was coming for the world’s most powerful central banks. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Liz Truss warns there is ‘a reckoning coming’ for central banks, and backs Trump in battle with Fed – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as former PM criticises Bank of England and claims UK faces ‘economic doom loop’People in the UK: how have you been affected by the rise in food prices?The FCA’s investigation into Drax comes five months after the company’s former top lobbyist accused it of “misleading the public, government and its regulator” over its sourcing of wood for biomass pellets.In a claim for unfair dismissal, Rowaa Ahmar, Drax’s former head of public affairs, said evidence suggested Drax was “unable to prove that it only sourced sustainable wood for its biomass, and that it was in fact using unsustainable wood”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Enhanced Games (no drug testing) file $800 million lawsuit against critics

The startup Olympic-style sports festival promising no drug testing has filed an $800 million antitrust lawsuit against its main critics for what it claims is an illegal campaign to make athletes boycott its own event

Economics

7 d. ago LIZ JONES: It's staged, fake and dull... but this is what EVERY other reviewer has missed about the new series of With Love, Meghan

While many people will be hate-watching the second series of Meghan's Netflix show, I actually found it more entertaining than the first.

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7 d. ago LIZ JONES: It's staged, fake and dull... but this is what EVERY other reviewer has missed about Meghan's new series of As Ever

While many people will be hate-watching the second series of Meghan's Netflix show, I actually found it more entertaining than the first.

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9 d. ago Is behaviour at work getting worse – or are we just becoming oversensitive snowflakes?

Judging by the minor complaints being put to employment tribunals, workplace etiquette appears to be breaking down. But the headlines rarely tell the full storyI would hate to be in human resources at the moment. Admittedly, as someone with no discernible people skills, I would always hate it, but I’ve been imagining the awkward HR meetings behind the scenes of the recent wave of “what is acceptable workplace behaviour” rulings from UK employment tribunals recently, and oof!I’m thinking, particularly, of last week’s ruling on whether younger chatty workers disturbing an older colleague constitutes age discrimination (it didn’t), but there are many more. Comparing a colleague to Darth Vader in an online personality test resulted in a £30,000 compensation award. Leaving someone out of the tea round could contribute to unfair constructive dismissal. Sighing at a colleague could be discriminatory. An air kiss wasn’t harassment and neither was telling a manager his work was messy. Alloca...

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9 d. ago Is behaviour at work getting worse – or are we just becoming oversensitive snowflakes? | Emma Beddington

Judging by the minor complaints being put to employment tribunals, workplace etiquette appears to be breaking down. But the headlines rarely tell the full storyI would hate to be in human resources at the moment. Admittedly, as someone with no discernible people skills, I would always hate it, but I’ve been imagining the awkward HR meetings behind the scenes of the recent wave of “what is acceptable workplace behaviour” rulings from UK employment tribunals recently, and oof!I’m thinking, particularly, of last week’s ruling on whether younger chatty workers disturbing an older colleague constitutes age discrimination (it didn’t), but there are many more. Comparing a colleague to Darth Vader in an online personality test resulted in a £30,000 compensation award. Leaving someone out of the tea round could contribute to unfair constructive dismissal. Sighing at a colleague could be discriminatory. An air kiss wasn’t harassment and neither was telling a manager his work was messy. Alloca...

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1 week ago Maxwell claims Epstein ‘might have dated Princess Diana’; recounts meeting at London event: ‘There may be photos’

Maxwell claims Epstein ‘might have dated Princess Diana’; recounts meeting at London event: ‘There may be photos’  Mint

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1 week ago Female exec sacked from her £220k job after spending night in sauna on boozy work trip when she forgot her keys 'was discriminated against' over her ADHD, judge rules

Shannon Burns was dismissed for her behaviour at the off-site event, where she lost her keys, despite her claims that male colleagues were 'far more intoxicated' and faced no punishment.

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2 w. ago Rylan talks about 'wave of hate' as he says 'walk a mile in their shoes'

TV and radio presenter Rylan Clark has said that amid a "mass wave of hate" towards LGBT+ people, "real stories" about transgender people must be shown in the media

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2 w. ago Rylan Clark calls for more stories about transgender people amid ‘wave of hate’

The BBC Radio 2 presenter spoke about the adversities faced by LGBT+ people.

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2 w. ago Sarah Jessica Parker says she ‘doesn’t care’ that people described AJLT as a ‘hate watch’

‘Sex and the City’ spin-off’s third and final season came to a close on Thursday

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2 w. ago DAN HODGES: Keir Starmer's nightmarish vision is so wrong and hypocritical. He's talking Britain down

The last time I saw Liz Truss as Prime Minister, we were discussing our mutual love of South London.

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3 w. ago Liz Truss slams beloved UK event claiming it was made by people who 'hate Britain'

She managed to take a swipe at the NHS, Isembard Kingdom Brunel, Shakespeare, Peter Pan, Jerusalem, Mary Poppins, Elgar, Pink Floyd, The Clash, James Bond and the Queen all in one sentence

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3 w. ago New rules for commuting as people say it puts them off going to office

Commuters have listed the worst behaviour now routinely seen on the way to work

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3 w. ago 'Gag' on top brass after RAF chief's claims that UK could not fend off Russian onslaught in the event of war 

Earlier this summer there were complaints of 'unprecedented' interference by Downing Street to ensure that key announcements were made by politicians, not military figures.

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