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Letter
Letter: What a new temple tells us about a ‘secular’ India
...In case there was any doubt about this, it should be laid to rest by what Nripendra Mishra (a former principal secretary to the prime minister) told the FT, that “every citizen of India” — and he goes on...
January 19, 2024
Transcript
Transcript: Will Labour’s green U-turn weaken Starmer?
...And also, I mean, it’s worth noting that this isn’t just like any normal government. This is a power-sharing government....
February 9, 2024
FT Live
FTWeekend Festival: U.S. edition
Where the Financial Times weekend paper comes to life
Saturday, 4 MayThe REACH, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, F Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
Europe Express
The political motives behind von der Leyen’s green agenda U-turn Premium content
...More than 1mn citizens signed a petition backing cuts in the use of harmful pesticides. Another 1mn backed improvements to conditions for animals on farms....
February 7, 2024
Stephen Bush
Little good can come of Starmer’s green U-turn
...But some in today’s shadow cabinet remember — and worry — that Wilson struggled to win a majority in his first election and that his government was a byword for chaos and bitter division....
February 9, 2024
News in-depthGerman politics
EU partners lose trust in Berlin after policy U-turns
...Since entering Scholz’s government in 2021 the FDP has endured a string of regional election defeats, losing its parliamentary representation in Bavaria and Lower Saxony and being left out of ruling coalitions...
February 16, 2024
UK politics
Starmer slashes green spending pledge to £4.7bn in major U-turn
...While the Tory government has already introduced a North Sea levy, Labour has pledged to lift the rate from 75p to 78p and extend its end date from 2028 to 2030....
February 8, 2024
FT Live
US Decarbonization and Industrial Transition Summit
Securing the resources to build and finance America's clean energy future
Wednesday, 29 MayWashington, D.C., USA
News in-depthLabour Party UK
Labour’s green U-turn: how Starmer dropped £28bn ‘albatross’
...of a Labour government....
February 8, 2024
Climate change
Climate change failings violate citizens’ rights, European court rules
...protect citizens from climate change this year....
April 9, 2024
Labour Party UK
Labour vows to be ‘laser-focused’ on net zero despite £28bn U-turn
...Ed Miliband has insisted a Labour government will be “laser-focused” on decarbonising the UK’s electricity system by 2030, in his first major speech since the party dropped its £28bn a year green investment...
February 27, 2024
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
Fortescue chair slams Germany for U-turn on EU supply chain rules
...Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has slammed Germany for its U-turn against EU legislation that would punish companies for environmental and human rights abuses in their supply chains....
February 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
Slovakia’s prime minister U-turns on Ukraine support during visit
...Last year he condemned the previous government for supplying MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Kyiv and promised instead a ban on weapons exports as soon as he took office....
January 24, 2024
Climate change
UN climate chief calls on citizens to ‘raise their voices’ ahead of elections
...At the same time, many governments have rolled back or delayed climate measures, including the UK and Germany....
April 10, 2024
News in-depthLabour Party UK
Labour’s political credibility questioned after green spending U-turn
...“This long drawn-out argument and the confused messaging has made private investors think: ‘These guys are just like the current government, cutting and changing policies with no consistent direction’.”...
February 9, 2024
Polly Curtis
Citizens’ assemblies could help repair our toxic political culture
...And by building partnerships between citizens and governments, politicians will be better equipped to be bolder and to go further in addressing our collective challenges....
February 25, 2024
Chinese politics & policy
Leak shows China uses private company to hack citizens and foreign states
...Chinese authorities turned to a private company to hack an array of foreign governments and organisations as well as spy on their own citizens, a large data leak has revealed....
February 22, 2024
FT Live
Infrastructure Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Identifying opportunities for investors and asset managers
Wednesday, 12 June237 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA
Russian politics
Russia arrests US-Russian citizen on treason charges
...Moscow has arrested several US citizens in recent years and exchanged some of them for valuable Russians in western custody....
February 20, 2024
Investments
UK reverses thresholds for promos to angel investors after backlash
...The government has reversed its decision to raise the income and asset thresholds for promotions of potentially risky investments to high-net worth individuals after a backlash from investors and technology...
March 6, 2024
Fatih Birol
Amid all the climate gloom, let’s not ignore the good news
...Together with the rapidly increasing investments going into battery manufacturing, this makes a U-turn away from them improbable and impractical....
March 21, 2024
News updates from February 9: S&P 500 finishes above 5,000, Sunak notches capital gains of £1.8mn in 2023
Labour blames government finances for ditching £28bn green investment plan
...Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves blamed a Labour U-turn on its pledge to spend £28bn on decarbonising the UK economy on the “Conservatives crash[ing] the economy and causing huge damage”....
February 9, 2024
Rail
Government orders U-turn on rail ticket office closures in England
...The U-turn came after two passenger watchdogs — Transport Focus and London TravelWatch — had lodged formal objections to the planned closures, which were opposed by unions, passenger lobby groups and disability...
October 31, 2023
Europe Express
What Bulgaria’s government collapse means for the rest of the EU Premium content
...Ecommerce tariffs: The head of the WTO tells the FT that governments and businesses should prepare for a new regime for online purchases by 2026....
March 27, 2024
War in Ukraine
India seeks return of citizens from Russian front line in Ukraine
...They included citizens of Nepal, Iraq and Zambia, but the vast majority came from countries of the former Soviet bloc....
March 5, 2024
Climate change
Scotland ditches 2030 climate target as being ‘out of reach’
...“For all the Scottish government’s strategies and visions, tangible progress decarbonising the everyday economy — how we heat our homes, how we get around, and the food we eat — has been glacial,” said Dave...
April 18, 2024
War in Ukraine
Poland arrests man suspected of aiding Russia in plot to kill Zelenskyy
...Polish prosecutors identified the suspect as Paweł K and said he had “expressed willingness to act on behalf of the Russian military intelligence and established contacts with citizens of the Russian Federation...
April 18, 2024
FT Schools
US High School Economics class: Zimbabwe launches ‘gold-backed’ currency to replace collapsing dollar
...How does Zimbabwe’s experience of hyperinflation in 2008 impact decisions by government officials and citizens today? Ariel Slonim at MRU Econinbox...
April 13, 2024

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