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Reader Proposal: Trade Tax Perks for Billionaire Living Wage Pledge
A letter writer argues the super-rich should guarantee living wages for UK staff in exchange for targeted tax relief on low-paid workers.
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[policy] · Business | The Guardian
Trump-Xi Summit Expected to Spotlight AI but Skip Regulation
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to meet next week, with AI likely on the agenda but binding regulatory agreement considered unlikely.
[policy] · Business | The Guardian
UK Pension Triple Lock Reform: Political Will Remains Elusive
Britain faces a funding crunch, and analysts say pension triple lock reform is an obvious target. Yet no major party wants to move first.
[policy] · Business | The Guardian
Sanders and Bannon Unite Against AI Oligarchs in DC
An unlikely political alliance is forming around AI backlash, with left and right populists targeting corporate power behind the technology.
[policy] · Business | The Guardian
EU Drops Two Russian Oligarchs From Sanctions List in Bloc Compromise
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman were removed as the EU extended Russia war-related sanctions on nearly 3,000 others for three years.
[policy] · Business | The Guardian
George Osborne Says UK Datacentre Opposition Threatens AI Sovereignty
The former chancellor, now OpenAI's head of AI for countries, warns that local protests against datacentres are hampering Britain's technological future.