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POLL OF THE DAY: Should older people be taxed more to prop up public finances?
A left-wing think tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), has proposed a wealth tax targeting older people to help shore up public finances, arguing the current system is skewed towards taxing work and younger earners. The idea could feed into government thinking ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s autumn Budget, given ongoing fiscal pressure…
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‘Captain Canada’ firebrand unloads on Trump with profane one-liner as trade war escalates
Ontario premier Doug Ford launched a profane public attack on President Donald Trump, telling a Toronto radio station on Monday that Trump “can kiss my a–”, as the US-Canada trade dispute intensified sharply. The exchange follows Trump’s threat to impose new 50% tariffs on Canadian autos, auto parts and steel, and comes after Trump mocked…
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COL Group, CP Group Strike 360-Degree Partnership to Grow Thailand’s Short-Form Drama Industry
COL Group and CP Group have announced a wide-ranging partnership designed to develop Thailand’s short-form drama industry, combining creative talent training, local content adaptation and distribution under a single strategy. The tie-up matters because it links a global player in vertical/micro-drama content with one of Thailand’s largest conglomerates, potentially accelerating the growth of Thai-language short-form…
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Bill Gates calls for ‘human reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover
Bill Gates has urged policymakers to designate some roles as “human reserved” so they cannot be replaced by artificial intelligence or robots. In a 6,000-word essay, the Microsoft co-founder argued that while many jobs may vanish, areas such as compassionate healthcare should remain human-led because technical capability does not make automation appropriate. Gates warned that…
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How Mark Carney’s speeches have become political earthquakes | Ted Widmer
Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, has become an unexpected orator of note, delivering two speeches in 2026 that have reverberated globally despite his famously flat, understated delivery. His January address at Davos warned of a “rupture in the world order” and urged like-minded nations to align without relying on US leadership, while a 23 August…
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Burnham anticipates first Trump meeting after earlier criticism
Andy Burnham has said he is “looking forward” to his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, despite previously suggesting he would not give the US president “the time of day”. Challenged on the apparent U-turn during a London supermarket visit, Burnham argued that politicians often say things in the moment and that his approach has…
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Andy Burnham tries to cool Labour Palestine revolt with plan to sanction Israeli settlements
Andy Burnham is expected to announce “robust” sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank within weeks, in an effort to head off a growing revolt within the Labour Party. The move comes after Israel published a tender for the controversial E1 settlement scheme, which Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband warned could endanger a two-state solution…
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Debian polls its developers on whether to burn the bots, tame the bots, or let ’em loose
Debian is holding a General Resolution vote among its developers on how the project should treat AI-generated code contributions, ranging from a total ban to conditional acceptance. The vote matters because it will formally settle the distro’s policy on large language model (LLM) use, a divisive issue among open-source maintainers who differ on the legal,…