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U3A Current affairs discussion group 21 October 2024

Last week we voted on which of the candidates for the leadership of the conservative party we thought were best and which was most likely to be elected leader.

                            Week one.                        Week two                 Week three

Candidate         Best       Will Win         Best       Will Win        Best   Will Win

Jenrick                   1                 5                   0                4                   3            1

Badenock              0                 3                   2               0                   0           5

Cleverly                 2                 1                    3                 3

Tugendhat           10                2                   5                 1

1.        Labour’s investment conference.

Keir Starmer will promise to slash red tape as he hosts investment summit

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/14/keir-starmer-promise-slash-red-tape-investment-summit

Was Keir Starmer's investment summit a success?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg3j30mly4o

Oysters are back on British menu – but will red tape stifle the shellfish boom?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/14/oysters-are-back-on-british-menu-but-will-red-tape-stifle-the-shellfish-boom

2.      The coming budget.

Cooling labour market adds to Reeves’s tax-raising dilemma

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/15/rachel-reeves-tax-labour-market-employer-national-insurance-contributions

Reeves signals hike in National Insurance for firms

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3e9yk24w3eo

Rachel Reeves tells cabinet UK still faces £100bn black hole over next five years

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/15/rachel-reeves-tells-cabinet-uk-still-faces-100bn-black-hole-over-next-five-years

Rachel Reeves considers raising capital gains tax to 39%

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/10/rachel-reeves-capital-gains-tax-rise-budget

More capital gains are received in one neighbourhood in Kensington than in Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle combined

https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-news-from-LSE/2024/b-February-2024/More-capital-gains-are-received-in-one-neighbourhood

3.      Inflation

Why this month's inflation figure matters for you

Why this month's inflation figure matters for you - BBC News

Full State Pension set to rise for most by £362 (4.1%) and benefits by 1.7% from April 2025

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2024/10/state-pension-benefits-rise-2025

4.    Driverless taxis

Elon Musk unveils 'Cybercab' at Tesla robotaxi event

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm29x5ke9jdo#comments

5.  Death of Alex salmon

Salmond family pay tribute to 'devoted and loving' man

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwdg59zp6yo

Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland, dies aged 69

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/12/alex-salmond-dies-aged-69-in-north-macedonia

6.      Weight loss injections.

Jobless could get weight loss jabs to return to work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjd54zd0ezjo

Weight-loss jabs could get people 'back into work' to boost economy, Starmer says

https://news.sky.com/story/weight-loss-jabs-could-get-people-back-into-work-to-boost-economy-starmer-says-13233876

UK to study offering weight-loss drugs to get people off the dole

https://www.politico.eu/article/unemployed-people-could-be-given-weight-loss-drugs-to-return-to-work-in-uk

7. Water firms have to refund money to customers.

Water firms told to cut customer bills over poor performance

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r84lnng4eo

8. Wimbledon breaks with tradition.

Wimbledon brings in electronic line calling for 2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/ce3zg3y23v7o

9. Age of criminal responsibility.

Australian territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqz8gyp500o

10.      England Football coach & Daily Mail

MAIL-SPORT-COMMENT dark day England managers job goes  GERMAN Thomas Tuchel 18 months prove he’s it

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13963807/MAIL-SPORT-COMMENT-dark-day-England-managers-job-goes-GERMAN-Thomas-Tuchel-18-months-prove-hes-it.html