What a lovely piece by Mihir Bose, looking forward to reading his memoir. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

stefanstern The drive for power for the sake of power comes with no shame. That’s what makes this type of power so addictive.

One ally puts it simply: “Ed knows how government works and how Labour works.

The second coming of Ed Miliband ft.com/content/77b1b6… via @ft

This is shocking - the Tory candidate for Mayor of London joined a Tory Facebook group full of racism and abuse *after* the press had exposed its contents. We can’t let our diverse city fall into her clutches - vote Sadiq Khan tomorrow!

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More matter for a May morning.

Kemi Badenoch doesn't have a short fuse.

She hasn't got a fuse at all.

Would not survive scrutiny as a party leader.

Thanks to Trades Union Congress for this compilation - people have always reckoned that others are workshy. (Tip, if you can't find enough workers, raise wages, or mechanise. There is no third option). 1/2

Trump napping.

Some glimmer, some hope.
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Coutinho wants to rely on the free market to meet net zero goals; but energy and industry is not in a free market with every Govt. from China to US massively intervening to protect their local jobs. To not intervene is to export high quality jobs. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Had missed this vg piece by Claer Barrett. The missing link behind bad customer service? Competent supervisory management, analogue-style, offline... ft.com/content/0a5d30… via @ft

According to (Conservative) MPs, the fate of Ben Houchen! and Andy Street on May 2 are key at the locals.

It is worth noting that Houchen's 72.8% share of the vote in 2021 was the same % as the second safest Westminster Tory seat in the country - Rayleigh and Wickford.

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US executive pay jumps 9%, widening transatlantic gap. So underperforming US firms pay more due to stock market rise and market ratcheting. So as pay is higher let's copy a broken US model in the UK!
Where is the pressure on uk boards coming from?
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Important thread.

Humza Yousaf was handed a kind of 'glass cliff' appointment, coming in to office with a near impossible legacy to deal with. Now he knows how many women before him have felt (the usual recipients of glass cliff jobs). #glasscliff

Seems to be a bit of devolution in operation at BBC News (UK) - London newsroom speculating about an imminent resignation, BBC Scotland saying Yousaf is definitely resigning.

Be a team player: bring all your selves to work. By me in FT Work & Careers taking inspiration from wisdom of England cricket captain turned psychoanalyst Mike Brearley. Bear with ... ft.com/content/433f3a… via @ft