In this issue

March 16, 2023

Giveaway for richest 1% as Hunt tries to stem exodus from workforce

Pension change in Hunt budget puts wealthiest in line for enormous tax cut | Public services 'basically ignored' and face 'implausibly tight spending' | Living standards to decline by 5.7% in two years - the biggest fall on record

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Analysis Hunt's mixed messages may not be enough to pass trust test

At a drinks party in Downing Street a few weeks after he took over as chancellor last year, Jeremy Hunt told guests: A \"Sometimes doing the popular thing isn't the right thing.\"

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End in sight? Ministers and health unions on verge of breakthrough in pay talks

Ministers and health unions are on the verge of a breakthrough in talks to resolve the long-running pay dispute that triggered NHS strikes, with an announcement expected as soon as today, the Guardian has been told.

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The UK doing less badly is not the same as doing well

In 2020 it was the global pandemic. In 2022 it was Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This year's budget took place amid fears of a fresh global banking meltdown.

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Hunt's £4bn boost for childcare welcomed, but sector says move 'ignores low staff pay'

Campaigners, parents and the early-years sector in England have welcomed a big extension of state support for childcare costs, but also warned that the plans would take years to come into effect and would fail without sufficient funding.

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Environment Activists bemoan lost chance to create green economy

The latest budget will do little to meet the UK's net zero carbon goals, misses opportunities to create a green economy, and will saddle households with high energy bills driven by fossil fuel prices, say green campaigners and experts.

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They kissed my ass, says Trump of Kim and Queen

Queen Elizabeth II, Diana, Princess of Wales, Richard Nixon, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton and other correspondents will be shown to have \"kissed my ass\", Donald Trump has said as he promotes his new book, Letters to Trump.

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'Light on earth': friends pay tribute at murdered Brianna Ghey's funeral

Hundreds of mourners have gathered to pay tribute to the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, who was described in a moving funeral service as a \"true one-off, unique, and truly unforgettable\".

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Zaghari-Ratcliffe fights to free others a year after her release

Patrick Wintour

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'A disgrace': council fells 100 trees in overnight operation

More than 100 mature trees were cut down in the centre of Plymouth on Tuesday night in a move campaigners said was reminiscent of the needless felling of thousands of trees in Sheffield.

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Russia vows to retrieve wreckage of American drone lost in Black Sea

Moscow has said it intends to recover the wreckage of a US drone brought down on Tuesday following an interception by Russian fighter jets, but the White House has said the debris could be in such deep water that recovery would be impossible.

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Pakistani court orders police to suspend efforts to arrest Imran Khan

A court in Pakistan ordered police to suspend an operation to arrest Imran Khan yesterday after violent clashes between the former prime minister's supporters and law enforcement officers outside his house in Lahore.

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Waste mountains grow in Paris as bin collectors extend strike

More than 7,000 tonnes of foulsmelling rubbish continued to pile up in Paris yesterday, blocking doorways and pavements, as refuse collectors extended their nine-day strike for at least another five days in protest at Emmanuel Macron's plan to increase the retirement age.

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Swiss stress Is this global banking's first real test post-2008?

What’s happening at Credit Suisse?

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