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The Monetary Policy Committee voted 8-1 to raise the interest rate to 4%. Find out more: bankofengland.co.uk/monetary…
We have raised the interest rate to 4%

ALT We have raised the interest rate to 4%

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Asimov wrote this in the 1980s.
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This is spot on. Europe has to adapt to a new world economy, in which inter-connectedness and the rise of China, coupled with the declining importance of the single market, create new fundamentals. Instead we see panic and paranoia. linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
Europe's China problems | Jeromin Zettelmeyer

Europe's China problems | Jeromin Zettelmeyer

I presented the attached at a roundtable with colleagues from the ECB, Bruegel, think tanks and academics this morning. Bottom line: yes, Europe faces a massive "China shock" -- since 2022 -- which...

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‘Staggering’ cost of Brexit red tape for UK businesses revealed Cost of trading with the EU tops £7bn in just four years, with M&S forced to rent a warehouse just to store paperwork independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
‘Staggering’ cost of Brexit red tape for UK businesses revealed

‘Staggering’ cost of Brexit red tape for UK businesses revealed

Exclusive: Cost of trading with the EU tops £7bn in just four years, with M&S forced to rent a warehouse just to store paperwork

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Asylum returns graph (from 2010) below
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How many of these small boat arrivals have been deported? Is there a graph?
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Which jobs are comparatively resilient to AI? New analysis shows that of apprenticeships taken by young people: 9️⃣6️⃣% of green apprenticeships lead towards occupations with lower potential for AI substitution 🆚 7️⃣3️⃣% of apprenticeships overall
Graph plots occupations by AI exposure and complementarity, showing resilience of green apprenticeships compared to others.

ALT Graph plots occupations by AI exposure and complementarity, showing resilience of green apprenticeships compared to others.

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Almost 75% of Britons view US as serious threat to global peace Read more 🔗 trib.al/417KKPN
Almost 75% of Britons view US as serious threat to global peace

Almost 75% of Britons view US as serious threat to global peace

It comes after Donald Trump suffered a significant defeat in the US midterm elections, as the Democrats gained control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Este estudio con datos de 18 países de la OCDE de los últimos cincuenta años muestra que reducir impuestos a los ricos aumenta la desigualdad y no tiene ningún efecto significativo sobre crecimiento económico y el desempleo. 🔗researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/…
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Small boat arrivals now at a five-year low, almost half their 2022 peak
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Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum bbc.in/4t0HRV7
Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum

Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum

Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago

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Capitalism is often defended in the name of freedom and choice. But what we're seeing in practice is that capitalism — especially the version of capitalism pursued since the 1980s — is actually reducing people's freedom and choice through concentrated corporate power.
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Now we’ve seen what’s happened in the USA when you elect a narcissistic populist funded by billionaires who spreads disinformation, division and hate can we PLEASE not do it over here?
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America has spoken.
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The Sad Boys of Brexit
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"I don't go with the consensus that Trump is going to get smashed." Nigel Farage is joined by the Daily Wire's Michael Knowles as Americans head to the polls in the midterm elections.
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If UK media won’t call out Nigel Farage’s latest bull**** on migration let’s do it ourselves. New analysis suggests skilled migrants settling in Britain are expected to contribute billions more to the public finances than they cost over their lifetimes - and Farage knows it
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If you're voting for billionaires because you think they'll make you rich, instead of themselves, you don't understand billionaires
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Major business group calls for fundamental change in UK-EU relationship Read more 🔗 trib.al/yADARZ7
Major business group calls for fundamental change in UK-EU relationship as current system 'failing'

Major business group calls for fundamental change in UK-EU relationship as current system 'failing'

The British Chamber of Commerce praised the PM for opening EU discussions as it warned the bloc is building "a trade wall" which could create "significant damage" to the UK.

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EXCLUSIVE: Brussels would be flexible on letting Britain stay out of the euro and the Schengen area if it applied to rejoin the EU, two EU officials have told POLITICO. vist.ly/5qy7i
EU open to flexibility on euro and Schengen if UK tries to rejoin

EU open to flexibility on euro and Schengen if UK tries to rejoin

The clarification could be a boost for Andy Burnham’s ambition to see Britain return to the European Union in his lifetime.

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Brexit had 'very significant impact' on UK's ability to control migration' Read more 🔗 trib.al/0Qgf3Zk
Brexit had 'very significant impact' on UK's ability to control migration, Mahmood says

Brexit had 'very significant impact' on UK's ability to control migration, Mahmood says

The home secretary said after Brexit, Britain lost access to EU databases that helped track people. She gave her first interview since the freedom of movement debate was reopened.

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