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Your Democracy Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 06:44 Source

 

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Your Democracy Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 05:44 Source

A senior Pentagon spokesperson has responded with a “your mom” joke when asked about US War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s choice of tie for a recent meeting with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky.   

Hegseth opted for a white, blue, and red striped tie during Zelensky’s visit to the White House on Friday.

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 00:05 Source

Last week’s dwelling construction data was an absolute disaster. In the June quarter of 2025, only 40,524 homes completed construction, which was the weakest quarter of dwelling completions for 11 years (i.e., since the March quarter of 2014). In the 2024-25 financial year, total dwelling completions fell by 2% to 174,030, from 177,600 the previous

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George Monbiot Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 17:49 Source

This Labour government would have banned the Labour movement – alongside all the other protests that secured our freedoms.

Imagine a movement arising in this country that seeks to overthrow established power. Imagine that it begins with a series of rebellions, in Scotland and south Wales perhaps, that shut down workplaces, confront police and soldiers (sometimes peaceably, sometimes with crude weapons), set up roadblocks and lay siege to the places where fellow protesters are imprisoned and government officials are meeting.

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 16:30 Source

Asian share markets have continued their strong rebound on the Trump TACO trade helped along by calm returning to Japanese politics with a new PM while local markets saw a lift in rare earth miners on the back of the Albo “deal”.  Currency markets are treading water without much change as the USD tries to

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 14:00 Source

Credit Agricole has a wrap on the broader themes. China’s 4th Plenum will take place on 20-23 October to discuss the 15th Five-YearPlan (FYP), outlining China’s medium-term strategic plans for economic and social development in 2026-30. The 15th FYP will likely prioritise technological innovation to achieve high-quality growth and ensure high-level security. While the FYP

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