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Budget summary: Key points from Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 Budget
Media caption, Watch: Hunt announces that energy support will continue Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the contents of his first Budget in the House of Commons. It had a focus on prompting those who have left their jobs to return to the workforce, and boosting business investment. Here is aContinue Reading
Jeremy Hunt’s budget is more about short-term politics than the economy
Jeremy Hunt’s first budget day as chancellor was in many ways more about politics than economics. Historically, the Conservative party’s electoral success has been based on a reputation for economic competence. October 2022’s infamous Liz Truss/Kwasi Kwarteng “fiscal event” seriously damaged this brand and caused considerable short-term economic damage. TheContinue Reading
Loyle Carner at the Eventim Apollo review: a mix of righteous anger and love
Review at a glance J umping onto the stage in a red hoodie amid crashing cymbals and red strobe lighting, Benjamin Coyle-Larner – who performs as Loyle Carner – began his set last night by telling the Eventim Apollo “Let me tell you what I hate…” It was a dramaticContinue Reading
Antidepressant withdrawal should be taken seriously – we’re investigating ways to help people come off the pills
Misinformation about antidepressants is rife and is probably fuelling their rise in use. Chief among these false ideas are: Antidepressant withdrawal effects are mild and only last two to three weeks, with any severe symptoms interpreted as a relapse in depression. Antidepressants are not addictive, so they can’t be thatContinue Reading
Great Mysteries of Physics 2: is the universe fine-tuned for life?
Our universe is just right for structure such as galaxies, planets and life to form. NASA/James Webb Telescope Imagine a universe with extremely strong gravity. Stars would be able to form from very little material. They would be smaller than in our universe and live for a much shorter amountContinue Reading
‘It was huge for us’, says England after pivotal Spurs win before Arsenal duel
BETHANY ENGLAND admits it was a relief to deliver “a bit of magic” to help Tottenham end a run of nine losses on the bounce. The hotshot’s wonder strike saw her side claim maximum points with a 1-0 defeat of Leicester ten days before their duel with Arsenal. 4 BethanyContinue Reading
Keir Starmer: four lessons from history for an opposition trying to be the ‘government-in-waiting’
Labour’s Keir Starmer has one inestimable quality in leading a government-in-waiting a year out from a general election: a consistent 20-point lead in opinion polls. He also boasts an increasingly rare biographical feature: a big job before he went into politics. But that also meant his entrance was relatively lateContinue Reading
Ukraine war: ‘false flag’ operations – long used as weapons of mass distraction under the rules of conflict
The alarmist tone of recent tit-for-tat reports from the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on so-called “false flag operations” and their legality under international law. At the beginning of March, Ukraine dismissed as “provocation” a Russian claim that Ukrainian “terrorists” or “sabotage groups” were behind a series of disputedContinue Reading
Ukraine war: how the west’s weak reaction to Crimea’s referendum paved the way for a wider invasion
A referendum was held in Crimea on March 16 2014, when the region was under military control, to ask voters whether they wanted to be part of Russia. The official result was a 96.7% vote for Russia. At the time Crimean public buildings were held by Russian soldiers, and theContinue Reading
Social pressures leave parents feeling judged for seeking help for sick children
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock As a parent, your primary concern is always to do the right thing for your child. No parent wants their child to suffer because they failed to seek help. But although protecting your child’s health is the primary social expectation you face as a parent of a sick child,Continue Reading