Written by Trump ‘didn’t seem to think it mattered’, says Lammy, when asked if past critical comments came up when they had dinner In his interview with the BBC’s Newscast podcast, David Lammy, the foreign secretary, was asked about the dinner he and Keir Starmer had with Donald Trump in New York at the end of September. […]
The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has examined AI’s impact on the workforce. The report outlines AI’s potential to reshape work environments, boost productivity, and create opportunities—while warning of potential challenges ahead. “Technology has a long history of profoundly reshaping the world of work,” the report begins. From the agricultural revolution to the digital age, each […]
McFadden rejects Farage’s offer to help government as intermediary with Trump Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has offered to help the Labour government establish a good relationship with the Trump administration. In an article for the Daily Telegraph, Farage says he believes that Trump’s victory is a sign that “politics, including our own, is […]
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Article content One of Canada’s most vital trade arteries is cut off as employers at most of British Columbia’s ports lock out their workers in a dispute involving about 700 unionized foremen. The B.C. Maritime Employers Association says it defensively locked out members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 after the union […]
Mel Stride appointed shadow chancellor, and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary Mel Stride, the former work and pensions secretary, has been made shadow chancellor, the BBC is reporting. And Priti Patel, the former home secretary, is shadow foreign secretary. This suggests Kemi Badenoch is serious when she says she wants to unite the party. Stride […]
The tax hikes on UK businesses in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget will lead to the “death of entrepreneurship” and could “kill off” growth, according to James Dyson, the billionaire founder of vacuum cleaner maker Dyson Ltd. In an opinion piece for The Times newspaper, the tycoon said that the new Labour government’s fiscal plans […]
A Hong Kong court has sentenced two human traffickers to up to four years and eight months in jail for tricking five Hongkongers into forced labour and confinement in Southeast Asia in one of the worst cases involving residents’ safety overseas in recent years. Ma Che-hou, 32, and Joshua Cheung Man-waai, 25, were sentenced on […]
It’s the first budget since the end of the Conservative Party’s 14 years in power and generated plenty of anticipation. Source link
Article content Investissement Québec intends to spend $4.5 billion by 2027 to accelerate business innovation and increase the province’s level of productivity, which, despite recent advances, continues to lag behind that of Ontario. The provincial government agency on Tuesday unveiled its new campaign, dubbed Grand V, aimed at stimulating investment by local companies in technology. […]