Posted by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2026 | Airbnb, Business, Hospitality industry, The Guardian |
Excuse me if I feel no sympathy for the property owners who have threatened strike action because guests no longer have to do their chores. Whatever happened to the company’s initial guff about building community?To Airbnb or...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Budget 2026, Energy bills, Household bills, John Healey, Money, Politics, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news, US-Israel war on Iran |
In his first budget as chancellor, John Healey has pledged to offer ‘breathing space’ to help Britons navigate ‘global economic storms’. There were a record number of measures, including a one-off £100 energy payment to millions...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2026 | Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Economic policy, First-time buyers, Help-to-buy scheme, House prices, Housing market, Money, Mortgages, Politics, Property, Real estate, The Guardian, UK news |
Chancellor fleshes out details of scheme unveiled last month to help 70,000 households on to the property ladderBudget 2026: key points at a glanceIncome tax: How much more will you pay?Nils Pratley: Labour’s modest reheat of...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2026 | AI (artificial intelligence), Books, Computing, Culture, Humanities, Jeanette Winterson, Silicon Valley, Technology, The Guardian |
The author believes we are at a turning point as a species – and even in the shadow of big tech it’s up to us how we want to proceed‘I am a storyteller by trade,” writes Jeanette Winterson on the first page of her 2021 book 12...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2026 | Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, The Guardian, World News |
After an exit poll that gave the opposition hope, reality dawned. With all the votes on the right, the prospects for the left and centre now look bleakFollowing Israel’s nail-biting election, nearly every political community in...
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