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Voters welcome Budget energy measures, but demand more action on cost of living

A qualitative panel of more than 700 people for 38 Degrees, conducted immediately after the Budget by Survation, found that voters thought the Budget moved the country in a fairer direction, but that the government isn’t…

Liz Truss has brought our divided nation together – in mockery of her | Emma Brockes

Where, as we fight over what constitutes "wealth" and whether or not to go back in on Brexit , are the key sites of consensus? The Celebrity Traitors and the gloriousness of Nigella on Bake Off may offer one area of…

‘Investing in culture builds confidence in communities’

Culture is what brings communities together and cultivates a shared sense of belonging. It is an engine of social growth, the means through which barriers can be broken down and outdated perceptions can be challenged.…

The great EU-Canada lovefest

On today’s show, host Zoya Sheftalovich catches up with Sarah Wheaton, who’s on the ground at the EU-Canada summit. They unpack what the talks could actually deliver — from defense and critical raw materials to space and…

How will John Healey’s energy support package affect you?

"I'm setting a new course to get energy costs down in line with Europe," the chancellor said in his maiden budget. In the long term, he hopes that changes in how Britain covers the cost of renewables and grid upgrades…

Chaos um Bellevue: Merz entgleitet die Bundespräsidenten-Frage

Zwar stößt die Aussicht auf die erste Bundespräsidentin im kommenden Jahr auf breite Zustimmung, doch die historische Personalie entwickelt sich zur politischen Hängepartie.Friedrich Merz droht die Kontrolle über die…

In the Middle East, the next front line is the narrative

That is no longer hyperbole. In any crisis today, governments, media outlets, political movements and non-state groups compete in real time to define what is happening. Disinformation, coordinated propaganda and now…

Don’t turn a methane pause into a retreat

That statement pre-dated the Commission’s proposed one-year delay. Its central concern, however, is more relevant now: investors need a stable framework against which companies can plan, manage risk and allocate capital…

EU and Canada eye now-or-never window to Trump-proof their ties

The summit “is a very strong statement,” said Mark Camilleri, president of the Canada and EU Trade and Investment Association. “I don’t think there’s any feeling that this is going to be some discreet get-together.”…

Mark Carney isn’t the climate hero Europeans think

“We see the world with the same eyes: from AI to climate change,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her State of the Union speech last month, where the Canadian prime minister was the guest of…