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首相は、世界的な燃料危機の最中は、アジアの貿易パートナーとの関係を「危うくする最悪のタイミングである」と述べている。アンソニー・アルバニージー首相は、来月の連邦予算に既存のガス輸出契約に対する新税は盛り込まれないことを認め、生産者への課税を求める「ポピュリスト」的なキャンペーンを批判した。先週の報道通り、アルバニージー首相はガス輸出に25％の税を導入せよという圧力に拒否感を示していた。これは、介入によって、ディーゼルやガソリンの供給を頼りにしているアジアの貿易パートナーとの関係が悪化することを懸念したためである。

Individuals such as Matt Goodwin and Lord Frost benefited from largesse of self-styled ‘illiberal democracy’UK politics live – latest updatesThe last 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule have been kind to a number of British political figures – from the Tory peer David Frost to Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin and James Orr.All benefited from largesse extended by the self-styled “illiberal democracy” established by the Hungarian leader’s ruling Fidesz party, which took a particular liking for those on the harder right of British conservatism. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key battleground in May electionsVoters in May’s local and devolved elections risk putting the NHS in jeopardy if they vote for populist parties, Wes Streeting has said, as he sought to make the health service a key battleground.“The founding principles of the NHS are at greater threat than at any time since the NHS was founded in 1948,” the health secretary said. Continue reading...

Nationals leader’s solution to the high cost of living is to force us to buy more expensive, locally made goodsMatt Canavan’s “economic revolution” is a populist mirage masquerading as an answer to a generational challenge that will define our prosperity in the decades to come.That challenge is: how do we create a new economy that is more resilient, secure and affordable, without undermining our prosperity?Patrick Commins is Guardian Australia’s economics editor Continue reading...