Goodness me ••• it looks like Welsh nationalism v English/British nationalism - who’d have thought we’d arrive here. Lots of lessons to absorb ••• bbc.co.uk/news/live/cly9…

The NBA, top players arrested, insider gambling and the involvement of the Mafia … thetimes.com/article/nba-te…

Mamdani takes the stage (from The Economist) economist.com/the-world-in-b…

Fascinating and yet common sense … The bridge that bursts Britain’s public spending myths ft.com/content/f08617… via @ft

“Somehow we’ve ended up in a situation where, in one of the most expensive, desirable cities in the world, no one can afford to build anything that anyone actually wants to buy.” Even if you build them, too few can afford to buy them ••• ft.com/content/908024… via @ft

UK cities face major policy shifts — new devolution powers, the Bus Services Act and London’s housing starts hitting a historic low. Our new blog explains what this means for urban growth. Read 👉buff.ly/Ym05WJ8 #Devolution #Cities

“Young adults are growing increasingly economically dislocated” ft.com/content/bd61b6… via @ft

The fall and recovery of Asia: the shifting balance of the world economy over the last two centuries. Read about it at today's Chartbook Top Links!

How the Great Recession affected millennial education and careers blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview…

Developers explore £500mn build-to-rent sale in London’s Elephant and Castle ft.com/content/3ad09e… via @ft

Councils in England to lose power to block large housing projects ... ft.com/content/e14f9e… via @ft

Tolkien’s “heartfelt loathing” of Walt Disney’s output … he refused to let Disney Studios adapt his work ••• - Open Culture openculture.com

Umberto Eco's List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism - referred to on Rest is Politics by ⁦ALASTAIR CAMPBELL⁩ Open Cultur openculture.com/2024/11/umbert…

Entanglement - the OpenAI web or ecosystem. Who audits whom and for what? ft.com/content/3cff19… via @ft

UK borrowing outstrips expectations and retail sales dive ahead of Budget ft.com/content/6e1b9b… via Financial Times

Economists get cold feet about high minimum wages ••• economist.com/finance-and-ec…

Trade-offs of a higher minimum wage ••• ft.com/content/201b27… via @ft

The current limitations of AI agents for customer facing engagement ••• hbr.org/2025/11/ai-age…

Focus on depth not breadth when implementing AI solutions to organisational challenges ••• hbr.org/2025/11/stop-r…

A new Vladimir V Putin calendar for 2026 is here: ‘A Man for Every Season’ ••• nytimes.com/2025/11/25/wor… via @NYTimes