Former City trader’s weekly Gary’s Economics videos took off during the Covid pandemic The City trader turned wealth tax campaigner Gary Stevenson has announced he is quitting the YouTube channel that made his name, citing health concerns. His announcement, in a 48-minute address to camera, came after a mixed reaction to a televised documentary that brought him to a wider audience but drew some scepticism from left-leaning tax experts as well as more rightwing critics. Continue reading…
Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is to indicate he will put the climate crisis and overseas development at the heart of UK international relations by taking up the country’s seat on the board at the World Bank. The position, which is usually delegated to a junior minister, means Miliband will play an active role in shaping the changes to the World Bank that developing countries have called for, and ensuring the climate remains a core focus for overseas aid. Continue reading…
Gillian Metheringham, Dr Gillian Austen and others respond to articles about water shortages in the UK and the high and rising pay of water industry bosses I was dismayed, when reading your article about hosepipe bans leading to culture wars (‘People are scared their neighbours will call the police on them’: how the hosepipe ban got caught up in the culture wars, 23 July), by the part that said: “Why has the ban been put in place, anyway? The answer, as with so many things, is the climate crisis.” No, it’s not. The climate crisis is only part of the answer, and probably the smaller part. The privatised water companies have, over many years, privileged the lining of their own pockets over proper maintenance and improvement of the water systems, a fact which has been revealed again and again in your own pages. Continue reading…
New law prohibits retailers from using personal data to charge different prices for identical products New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill recently signed a new law prohibiting businesses from using shoppers’ personal information to charge different prices for identical products, making her state the third in the US to ban the practice. The Fair Price Protection Act passed by New Jersey’s legislature seeks to protect consumers from surveillance pricing, in which retailers can use data including online activity, location and purchasing history to arbitrarily change prices for individual shoppers. Continue reading…
Union calls for museum to become accredited London living wage employer and let staff carry water during shifts Workers at one of the world’s leading art and design museums are balloting for “heatwave” strike action. The ballot at V&A is taking place because of concerns about soaring temperatures and access to drinking water, along with pay and conditions. Continue reading…
Az iráni Forradalmi Gárdához köthető Tasznim hírügynökség vasárnapi beszámolója szerint felrobbant egy tankerhajó a Hormuzi-szorosban, miután vízi aknára futott. A jelentés szerint a hajó azt követően ütközött az aknának, hogy letért az Irán által kijelölt útvonalról a stratégiai jelentőségű tengerszorosban - írta meg az izraeli The Jerusalem Post.
Heves orosz rakéta- és dróncsapások érték Ukrajnát az éjszaka, vannak áldozatok, és komoly károk keletkeztek több nagyvárosban, köztük Kijevben - közölték vasárnap az ukrán hatóságok.
Folyamatban van Oroszország első legénység nélküli hadihajójának kifejlesztése - jelentette ki Alekszandr Moiszejev, az orosz haditengerészet főparancsnoka a Zvezda katonai televízió által vasárnap sugárzott interjújában.
Volodimir Zelenszkij ukrán elnök hírszerzési adatokra hivatkozva arra figyelmeztetett, hogy Oroszország őszi terveiben nem a békekötés szerepel, hanem a mozgósítás
A Kreml szerint egyelőre korai lenne kommentálni azokat az értesüléseket, amelyek szerint az Egyesült Államok és Ukrajna a légicsapások esetleges leállításáról tárgyal a háború lezárása érdekében – közölte vasárnap Dmitrij Peszkov, a Kreml szóvivője a Reuters szerint.
World Cup and events like Clacton byelection is driving interest in sites such as Polymarket, with UK gamblers easily able to sidestep regulation With more plot twists than a spy thriller, Argentina’s 3-2 victory over Egypt was one of the World Cup’s most unpredictable matches. But in one living room in Reading, to the astonishment of his 16-year-old son, a football clairvoyant appeared to know exactly what would happen next. Continue reading…
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