Future freeze: Does Hunt’s capital commitment mean austerity is on its way?
The Autumn Statement may have protected major-project spending in the short term, but difficult decisions lie ahead. By David Prosser If politics is a game of managing expectations
Plans put forward for 71-storey Manchester tower
Plans have been unveiled for a 71-storey tower in Manchester, which if given the go-ahead would be the city’s tallest building. Developer and builder Renaker announced it wants t
Donald Trump’s win will make Brexit more painful
“BREXIT-plus-plus-plus” was how Donald Trump—who also called himself “Mr Brexit”—termed his pitch to voters during his successful presidential campaign. Sure enough, ma
The Witney campaign offers the Lib Dems a road out of the wilderness
By BAGEHOT ONE can read too much into the Liberal Democrats’ storming performance at yesterday’s by-election in Witney, the well-heeled Oxfordshire seat vacated by David Camero
Nicola Sturgeon’s consultation on a new Scottish independence referendum gets her out of a tight spot
DELEGATES and journalists arriving in Glasgow today for the Scottish National Party (SNP) conference had one big subject on their minds: the political puzzle that has been hanging
Parliament must push for a bigger role in the Brexit negotiations
By BAGEHOT TODAY is Brexit day at the Conservative Party conference and Theresa May has opened proceedings with two chunky announcements about Britain’s next steps towards the ex
Jeremy Corbyn is re-elected with an increased mandate
By BAGEHOT OWEN SMITH was never the front-runner in Labour’s leadership contest. But moderates in the party hoped that he would at least begin the process of clipping away at the
Cryptocurrency lender Celsius was “insolvent since inception,” investigation finds
Turns out the Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lender that promised customers 17% annual yields on their deposits, was indeed too good to be true. The company halted withdrawals a
US wage growth is headed back down to pre-pandemic levels
American employers are slowing their spending on employee wages—a data point that is likely to ease the inflationary concerns of Federal Reserve officials. American employers spe
Perceived corruption in the UK has hit an all-time high
Multiple political scandals have taken their toll on the public’s confidence in the UK’s institutions, according to new findings by Transparency International. The most recent