California’s two-tier economy mirrors Great Britain’s ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ past | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Forty years ago this month, I began a 9,000-mile tour of California, gathering data, conversations and observations about…
Inheritance tax row misses the point – The Irish Times
Inheritance tax failed to feature in Budget 2026. But that hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of an increasingly vociferous…
Crisis-stricken France weighs work-life balance against overseas competition
This week’s collapse of the French government – featuring the resignation of a prime minister after only 27…
French Socialists still waiting for concessions from Macron after talks on next PM – POLITICO
The French president has given his outgoing prime minister until Wednesday night to try to find a compromise…
🇫🇷French political crisis: Will budget agreement save government? • FRANCE 24 English
🇫🇷French political crisis: Will budget agreement save government? • FRANCE 24 English Bien, bonjour à toutes et à…
IMF talk is nonsense – but Rachel Reeves still faces a Budget nightmare – The Irish News
I was invited on to BBC’s Red Lines podcast recently to talk about the possibility of an International…
The fall of France’s 14-hour government – POLITICO
The conservative Les Républicains, led by the hardline outgoing Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, wanted guarantees that Retailleau would…
Fearing Farage, Britain’s Conservatives go full Trump – POLITICO
It all marks another lurch towards Reform UK’s tough border and anti-net-zero rhetoric, going much further rightward than…
Austria’s Budget Deficit One Billion Higher Than Expected – Vindobona.org
The Ministry of Finance informed the public and the EU about the revised budget forecast for 2025. The…
The ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ Phase of the Shutdown
The White House withheld urgently needed infrastructure funding from a state that didn’t vote for him for president.…
The battle over the EU’s Big Tech rules begins. Here are 5 fights to watch. – POLITICO
Create a new regulator The idea of creating an independent agency tasked with enforcing the rules, out of…
Taking a closer look at Florida DOGE’s claims about Pensacola spending
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The state of Florida came cracking down on Pensacola on Wednesday with claims that the…