Neil Carberry retweeted
Iāll say this, the Ballon dāOr going to the only contender that didnāt spend an entire month shamelessly campaigning for himself is incredibly satisfying
Neil Carberry retweeted
This is tough for a Labour Chancellor - quietly de-emphasising a manifesto commitment on the youth minimum wage, and something that is v popular on his own side.
But this also reflects the evidence that UK unit labour costs have risen the fastest amongst major economies in recent years, and labour demand in those sectors where the minimum ābitesā most (retail & hospitality) have seen the biggest hit.
He wonāt get much credit for this, but it does speak to a ChX responding to labour market evidence - which is always better than the alternative!
EXCLUSIVE
John Healey will announce plans to increase the minimum wage by nearly 4 per cent but slow the rise for young people after warnings that they are being priced out of jobs
The Times has been told that the national living wage, which applies to those aged 21 and over, is expected to rise from Ā£12.71 to around Ā£13.20 ā an increase of 3.9 per cent
However, Healey has decided not to repeat the big rises of the past two budgets in the national minimum wage, which applies to those aged 18 to 21
It will rise broadly in line with the rate for older workers - from Ā£10.85 to around Ā£11.27, an increase of 3.9 per cent
It effectively spells the end of Labourās manifesto pledge to bring the ādiscriminatoryā minimum wage for young people into line with the living wage for older workers in this parliament
The minimum wage increased by 26 per cent between 2025 and 2026, leading to stark warnings from employers that it risked impeding efforts to get 1 million āNeetsā - young people not in education, employment or training - into work.
Healey alluded to the approach in an interview with The Times last week, in which he spoke of the importance of the ātrade-off between the level of the minimum wage and the employment rateā
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Neil Carberry retweeted
We seem to have a problem with chronically under predicting rail ridership and while it does make for some good news stories it does risk leaving completely viable projects unfunded.
It was predicted 290,000-390,000 passengers would use the new station which opened a year ago today. Instead, more than 800,000 have used the @greateranglia station.
Neil Carberry retweeted
Iāve read this and I still canāt quite believe they would ever be so stupid.
NEW: BBC will no longer have a dedicated education editor as part of proposal that will see 100 jobs go across BBC News.
School leaders call the plan ādeeply regrettableā and ask for a rethink.
Education/Social affairs editor jobs being combined.
theguardian.com/media/2026/oā¦
Neil Carberry retweeted
Exactly, the Climate Change Committee estimates that the UK will still rely on oil and gas for 20% of its energy needs in 2050.
There is no contradiction in supporting domestic production for this purpose and also championing renewables investment.
True progressives can handle trade-offs of this kind, populists cannot. arguably.uk/p/is-net-zero-stā¦
Neil Carberry retweeted
Good to see we've approved Jackdaw after all these years - I realise it's not as though there's major disruption to energy supplies across the globe, or that there's any reason for urgency, or any shortage of high-skilled jobs, but better safe than sorry bloomberg.com/news/articles/ā¦
Neil Carberry retweeted
At 9:15am today, Wales will fall silent to remember those who were taken from us in the Aberfan disaster.
60 years may have passed, but we will never forget them.
ALT Volunteers helping with search and rescue operations following the Aberfan disaster. The image is covered by the words 'cofiwn Aberfan 60 years' cut out against a black background
Neil Carberry retweeted
No exaggeration, this guy might be the best interview in pro sports right now
Neil Carberry retweeted
Annualised UK GDP growth so far in 2026, with two-thirds of the year gone, is 2.7-2.8%
Is expected to slow in q4, but that was also expected in q3. And q2.
City economists (eg Pantheon) say āwe have to shift from describing UK growth as resilient to calling it strongā.
Neil Carberry retweeted
Does the job really need a degree?
Indeedās Matthew Burney joins Maxine Bligh to discuss apprenticeships, transferable skills and how employers can recognise potential in our latest #TalkingRecruitment podcast
Listen: bit.ly/491w1jK
Neil Carberry retweeted
The role of payroll costs, energy taxes, business rates are all central to the hospitality inflation that the UK can control (it can do relatively little on soft commodity prices). Very clear in the reaction of domestic inflation to the recent employer NICs increase.
Zero sum consumption subsidies - funded out of borrowing - are not a sticking plaster, they actually make the problem worse.
Neil Carberry retweeted
Modern societies eventually got rid of public executions because of the ongoing influence of Christian morality.
Now, a bunch of "Christians" are on here arguing that society has become a little too Christian for them.
Neil Carberry retweeted
Look sorry I donāt care where you stand on any of this, the idea of City playing in the Champions League then playing Buxton in the National League North at the weekend is objectively hilarious.
Senior figures within the English game are concerned #ManCity could play in the #UCL next season by winning the competition, even if they are relegated. There is no automatic mechanism to remove @ManCity from a European competition they qualify for on sporting merit.
The feeling is that if #MCFC do not win their appeal and are handed a strong sanction, being allowed to compete alongside Europe's elite and receiving the financial rewards would not be acceptable.
[@DaleJohnsonBBC/@danroan]
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Neil Carberry retweeted
Kemiās right. Itās the capital city of the second largest constituent part of the United Kingdom.
Edinburgh?? What is the second city @KemiBadenoch - clue: you are there this weekend for your party conference! @ITVCentral
Neil Carberry retweeted
I would give almost anything to have been in the room to watch the guy whose job it was to convince a Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas graduate that his boss has successfully matched God and created a soul.
NEW: According to a bombshell report in the New York Times, Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah threatened to walk out of Pope Leo XIVās AI encyclical launch in May because the pope rejected the idea that machines can be conscious.
Olahās team then privately lobbied the popeās advisers āto take the possibility of model consciousness seriously.ā Pope Leo XIV held firm.
For months, Anthropic has wined and dined theologians and religious scholars under nondisclosure agreements, hoping they would bless the idea that Claude has moral standing. thelettersfromleo.com/p/nyt-ā¦
Neil Carberry retweeted
If the new Government really wants to learn from our mistakes, then they will not talk this down just because the fiscal situation and/or vibes are tough.
It has real-world consequences.
UK growth upgrade for Q2 26 taking QoQ output growth to 0.5%, and an annualised pace of 2.4% during H1.
Very respectable and the fastest in the G7 during H1, and second fastest on a per capita basis.
The big boost compared to the first estimate was the impact of net trade, but also business investment up 5.2% YoY.