British Prime Minister Theresa May is to hold Brexit talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker next week, her office said on Saturday, following this week’s symbolic defeat in parliament which was widely interpreted as undermining her negotiating strength with the EU.
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Britain is discovering the difficult truth about trade deals | Phillip Inman
Wanting to forge new trading relationships after Brexit and securing them are two very different things
A trade deal, any trade deal: that is all Liam Fox wants from his civil servants. It is not much for an international trade secretary to ask. Especially when the prospect of all-encompassing agreements on imports and exports was held up in the referendum and its aftermath as one of the chief benefits of quitting the European Union. Not least by Fox himself.
Wanting a trade deal and securing one are not the same thing, as Fox has found out in the last two years of chasing down the 69 nations that have deals with the EU which the UK needs to replicate.
Related: Post-Brexit trade partners ask UK to lower human rights standards
To survive, councils need more money. But council tax is broken | Luke Murphy
Austerity has stripped local services to the bone – and those on the lowest incomes will be forced to pay for it
“The most boring and complicated subject in all of public life,” declared William Waldegrave, former minister and an architect of the fateful poll tax, when speaking of local government finance. But this is misleading: the consequences of local government austerity are anything but boring for those on the lowest incomes. The design of the council tax system – and recent reforms to it – hits the poorest hardest. Here’s why.
Since 2010, the central government grant to local government has been cut by almost 60%. This has had a devastating impact on local public services with spending falling in real terms by nearly one-fifth (excluding education and public health) since the start of the decade. So it’s little surprise that council taxpayers in England face substantial increases in their bills, with nearly all councils set to increase them this April.
Related: Why is the tax on a London mansion a tiny fraction of that in New York? | Simon Jenkins
Ask Ethan: How Can We Measure The Curvature Of Spacetime?
It’s been over 100 years since Einstein, and over 300 since Newton. We’ve still got a long way to go.
5 Things You Likely Never Knew About Boeing’s 747
How one aircraft revolutionized air travel and created a whole new generation just itching with wanderlust.
Will Gucci’s Comprehensive Diversity And Inclusion Plan Repair The Company’s Image?
Gucci just laid out a detailed four-step plan for how it will address diversity and inclusion, following the recent backlash of their Blackface sweater. Will the plan help to repair the company’s reputation?
Want To Get Your Kids Interested In STEM? Try Watching This Sport With Them
What are some simple things I can do as a parent to encourage my child to become and stay interested in STEM learning? This question was originally answered on Quora by Richard Muller.
Denver Nuggets Make The Right Move By Extending Contracts Of Tim Connelly And His Front Office Staff
With contract extensions secured for Tim Connelly and Denver’s entire front office staff, Nuggets fans can rest assured that Josh Kroenke did the right thing, and the mistakes which led to Masai Ujiri’s departure were not, in fact, made again.
The Live-Action Movie Of ‘Your Name’ Is No Longer Set In Japan
Apart from the news that the live-action movie adaptation of ‘Your Name’ is going ahead with Marc Webb as director, it also appears that this new film will no longer be set in Japan.