Economists downgrade global prospects for 2024
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Rishi Sunak on the back foot at start of new political year
Prime minister contends with schools crisis and looming by-elections as MPs return…
Concrete evidence: UK’s school buildings failure goes back decades
Capital outlay has fallen short for a long time punctuated by occasional…
Apple and Microsoft clash with EU over ‘gatekeeper’ label for iMessage and Bing
Brussels aims to curb Big Tech as it lists services to be…
UK consumer spending ‘rebounds’ in August
Retail sales rise at annual rate of 4.1% after boost from holiday…
UK investment trusts urged to improve diversity and governance
Survey by asset manager Quilter Cheviot describes sector as ‘too cosy and…
Rightwing running mate of Argentina’s Javier Milei riles human rights groups
Victoria Villarruel holds event highlighting crimes previously used to justify 1970s death…
UK falling behind rivals on low-carbon hydrogen development
Ministers urged to ‘regain momentum’ after Britain sinks from fourth place to…
Time is up for the House of Lords
Careful reform is needed to end the practice of unelected legislators If…
Why the ESG agenda is sputtering in Japan
Also in today’s newsletter, Wall Street regulators target the carbon offset market…