Posted by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Budget 2026, Business, John Healey, Labour, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news |
See if you can do a better job than John Healey at creating a budget that keeps MPs and the bond markets onsideOn 28 October, John Healey will announce the autumn budget to parliament. As in all years, the chancellor has to...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Budget 2026, John Healey, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
John Healey is expected to cut red tape requirements, particularly for smaller businessesGood morning. A week today John Healey, the chancellor, will be doing a media round defending the budget he is presenting on Wednesday next...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Keir Starmer, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Andy Burnham advertises for policy experts in technology, economic growth and cost-of-living challengesAndy Burnham is to recruit a number of advisers to plug gaps in No 10, including an expert on how AI will affect society.The...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Cities, City transport, London, London politics, Pedestrianisation, Politics, Sadiq Khan, Shopping, The Guardian, UK news |
In a few days the busiest shopping street in Europe will be closed to traffic. The hope is that an unloved and polluted thoroughfare will turn into somewhere that people actually want to spend timeIn February, the mayor of...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | AI (artificial intelligence), Books, Computing, Culture, Film, Film adaptations, Kazuo Ishiguro, Robots, Science fiction and fantasy films, Taika Waititi, Technology, The Guardian |
The director has turned Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel about an ailing adolescent and her glitchy robot friend into a thought-provoking film. What do the pair think this story says about tech, love and grief?In the wings of...
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