There are ways to address the lack of faith. And unless Starmer, Burnham or Streeting do that, the issue of who is PM is moot What happens next? Will Andy Burnham win the Makerfield byelection ? Will Keir Starmer fight on? Will Wes Streeting run? After that, can Reform win the next general election? Is the Green bounce real? The politics-as-sports predictions rumble on. One newspaper editor texted...
There are ways to address the lack of faith. And unless Starmer, Burnham or Streeting do that, the issue of who is PM is moot What happens next? Will Andy Burnham win the Makerfield byelection ? Will Keir Starmer fight on? Will Wes Streeting run? After that, can Reform win the next general election? Is the Green bounce real? The politics-as-sports predictions rumble on. One newspaper editor texted me the other day asking who would be prime minister come Christmas, apparently because I was on his “clever list”. “Dunno” I said. “You’re off the list,” he replied. My fear is that whoever is prime minister by the end of the year, a lot of attention will have been distracted from the underlying problem. Voters are not just giving up on this government, but on democracy itself. This weary, cold scepticism comes through in the polls, the focus groups, and it’s in the look in the electorate’s eyes. Politicians know it and it’s making the country ungovernable. Polly Curtis is chief executive of Demos. Her latest paper, The New Deal : How to repair the broken relationship between state and citizen, is published today Continue reading...
With Graham Potter at the helm and Viktor Gyökeres finding form, hopes are high after playoff success This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. Continu...
With Graham Potter at the helm and Viktor Gyökeres finding form, hopes are high after playoff success This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. Continue reading...
Policy forum lays out ‘prolonged disruption’ scenario in which world’s GDP falls to 2.1% this year from 3.4% in 2025 Rural UK ‘particularly at risk’ of diesel shortages If the Middle East conflict drags on into next year it would hit global growth hard, driving some economies into recession and causing energy shortages, according to forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Dev...
Policy forum lays out ‘prolonged disruption’ scenario in which world’s GDP falls to 2.1% this year from 3.4% in 2025 Rural UK ‘particularly at risk’ of diesel shortages If the Middle East conflict drags on into next year it would hit global growth hard, driving some economies into recession and causing energy shortages, according to forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In its latest Economic Outlook, the Paris-based club of industrialised countries lays out a “prolonged disruption” scenario, in which there is no agreement between the US and Iran until 2027. Continue reading...
The EU must enact laws to stop gender apartheid and end impunity – not invite the perpetrators to Brussels. For Afghan women and girls it is a matter of survival The Taliban in Afghanistan recently arrested three of my family members, kept them in captivity, tortured one, and confiscated my house. It was to silence me. I was about to write to European diplomats to seek support for the release of m...
The EU must enact laws to stop gender apartheid and end impunity – not invite the perpetrators to Brussels. For Afghan women and girls it is a matter of survival The Taliban in Afghanistan recently arrested three of my family members, kept them in captivity, tortured one, and confiscated my house. It was to silence me. I was about to write to European diplomats to seek support for the release of my innocent family when I heard the shocking news that the EU is inviting Taliban officials to Brussels. After nearly five years, what has changed in Afghanistan to make life better for its women and its people? Five years with no official schools for female students beyond sixth grade , while thousands of religious schools have been established across Afghanistan, where girls may attend without restrictions. Five years of bans on women becoming doctors , while maternal and infant mortality have skyrocketed . Five years of exclusion from the job market, leaving women to beg on the streets . Continue reading...
Plus: which teams had the most wins without promotion and can anyone match Jadon Sancho’s hat-trick? “Matvey Safonov did not make a single save in the Champions League final, across normal time, extra time and penalties, and wound up winning it,” notes Philip Cornwall. “I realise records are limited, but has this happened before in a major final?” We’ve found three more Champions League finals in ...
Plus: which teams had the most wins without promotion and can anyone match Jadon Sancho’s hat-trick? “Matvey Safonov did not make a single save in the Champions League final, across normal time, extra time and penalties, and wound up winning it,” notes Philip Cornwall. “I realise records are limited, but has this happened before in a major final?” We’ve found three more Champions League finals in which the winning goalkeeper did not have a save to make, though none of them had the chance to do so during a penalty competition. When José Mourinho’s Porto beat Monaco 3-0 in 2004, Vitor Baía made no saves that were officially recorded, though he did make one great stop when Fernando Morientes was wrongly flagged offside. Continue reading...
OECD forecast sets out economic risks from conflict, pointing to potential shortfalls to key energy products OECD predicts spate of recessions globally if Iran conflict drags into 2027 Rural areas in the UK would be particularly at risk of diesel shortages if the conflict in Iran continues to squeeze supplies, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned. The OECD predicte...
OECD forecast sets out economic risks from conflict, pointing to potential shortfalls to key energy products OECD predicts spate of recessions globally if Iran conflict drags into 2027 Rural areas in the UK would be particularly at risk of diesel shortages if the conflict in Iran continues to squeeze supplies, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned. The OECD predicted economic growth of 0.9% in the UK this year – a modest upgrade from the 0.7% it feared in March when it last updated its forecasts. It said government spending will help to support the economy in the short term. Continue reading...
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says there are too many obstacles that complicate the flow of investment between Europe, China and the US. He made the comments June 1 in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg's Oliver Crook after returning from Beijing with more than $1 billion of investment pledges for Serbia. (Source: Bloomberg)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says there are too many obstacles that complicate the flow of investment between Europe, China and the US. He made the comments June 1 in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg's Oliver Crook after returning from Beijing with more than $1 billion of investment pledges for Serbia. (Source: Bloomberg)
Japan is positioning itself as a partner for Pacific Island nations struggling with rising seas and caught between the US-China rivalry, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledging on Wednesday to help fight climate change and boost maritime cooperation. Speaking at the inaugural Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo, Takaichi made a direct pitch to Pacific leaders, presenting Japan as a reliable pa...
Japan is positioning itself as a partner for Pacific Island nations struggling with rising seas and caught between the US-China rivalry, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledging on Wednesday to help fight climate change and boost maritime cooperation. Speaking at the inaugural Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo, Takaichi made a direct pitch to Pacific leaders, presenting Japan as a reliable partner that upholds the rule of law at sea and delivers consistent support. “Japan will continue to...
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 03, 2026--Neo4jⓇ, the world’s leading graph intelligence platform, today announced an agreement to acquire GraphAware, an intelligence analysis software company for government agencies. The acquisition will launch a new generation of AI-powered, graph technology solutions based on open standards, as a proven and trusted alternative to Palantir Gotham. This marks a key miles...
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 03, 2026--Neo4jⓇ, the world’s leading graph intelligence platform, today announced an agreement to acquire GraphAware, an intelligence analysis software company for government agencies. The acquisition will launch a new generation of AI-powered, graph technology solutions based on open standards, as a proven and trusted alternative to Palantir Gotham. This marks a key milestone in Neo4j’s $100 million AI investment roadmap, accelerating the development and delivery of aut
Broadcom reports earnings Wednesday after AI-related revenue more than doubled in the prior quarter, with investors focused on guidance and demand from hyperscale customers.
Broadcom reports earnings Wednesday after AI-related revenue more than doubled in the prior quarter, with investors focused on guidance and demand from hyperscale customers.
The fate of the global economy hinges on the conflict in the Middle East that has already stifled growth and could yet trigger recessions and significantly stronger inflation, the OECD said. Price pressures and weakened demand are set to be felt for some time, and may even worsen beyond a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the Paris-based organization said in its latest economic outlook....
The fate of the global economy hinges on the conflict in the Middle East that has already stifled growth and could yet trigger recessions and significantly stronger inflation, the OECD said. Price pressures and weakened demand are set to be felt for some time, and may even worsen beyond a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the Paris-based organization said in its latest economic outlook. Even in a scenario of time-limited disruption, the organization revised up its inflation estimates for 2027 and only slightly tweaked already feeble growth projections it announced in March. It also presented a bleaker scenario of prolonged confrontation and economic fallout that would trigger the deepest global slowdown for 40 years, outside of the Covid pandemic and the 2009 financial crisis. The world’s inflation would be 0.4 percentage point higher this year and 1.3 points in 2027. “The conflict in the Middle East has become the dominant force shaping the global economic outlook,” Chief Economist Stefano Scarpetta said. “The global economy is now again under pressure.” The latest assessment from the club of advanced economies is a stark warning of what’s at stake for other countries the world over if the US and Iran can’t find a path to deescalation. Predicting the extent to which that is possible is hazardous, as optimism on a deal on opening Hormuz is repeatedly punctuated by renewed threats of attacks and diplomatic setbacks. Should disruptions persist into 2027, global growth would slip to 1.8%, tipping some economies into or close to recession, driving up unemployment, weakening investment — including in artificial intelligence — and increasing the risk of repricing on financial markets, the OECD said. The severity of the fallout and the potential for exacerbation will make policy decisions particularly difficult. Fiscal expansions will likely shoulder most of the burden, according to the OECD, but governments have little space to intervene due to elevated public ...
The weight-loss drug market may be one of the fastest-growing therapeutic areas in the pharmaceutical industry. Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has been a major winner from this boom. The drugmaker's Zepbound is one of the best-selling anti-obesity medicines. Eli Lilly also recently received approval for Foundayo, an oral weight-loss pill that is already seeing decent success. In addition to those approved ...
The weight-loss drug market may be one of the fastest-growing therapeutic areas in the pharmaceutical industry. Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has been a major winner from this boom. The drugmaker's Zepbound is one of the best-selling anti-obesity medicines. Eli Lilly also recently received approval for Foundayo, an oral weight-loss pill that is already seeing decent success. In addition to those approved products, the drugmaker has a pipeline with several other candidates in this area. Eli Lilly could ride the weight loss tailwind for a while, but the company is already looking for the next big thing in the industry. Could Eli Lilly's work in gene editing be it? Let's look at recent clinical trial results for one of Eli Lilly's gene-editing candidates and what they mean for leading companies in this niche, such as CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) . Image source: The Motley Fool. Continue reading