Credit where it is due: The Guardian isn’t wasting time licking its wounds over the US election result. Already they are coming cap in hand to their dwindling readership, begging for cash to keep the printers on under the pretence of “standing up to Trump”:
“We will stand up to these threats, but it will take brave, well-funded independent journalism…If you can afford to help us in this mission, please consider standing up for a free press and supporting the Guardian today from just £1 or $1.”
Last night, apparently, was a “devastating moment in history”. It was also a convenient moment to fill the coffers. How will Trump cope…
Former Treasury minister and adviser to Burnham in the Makerfield campaign Lord Jim O’Neill, who has turned down a role in his government, said Burnham’s first statement Commons was:
“The last thing investors wanted to hear… gilt yields have risen by a 0.25% in one day, which is a lot. We’ve not had that since Liz Truss days… If your country is under the focus of ‘can they come up with a sensible fiscal strategy’ on a day when the markets think ‘well no, you’re not showing any sign of it’ you’re going to have a tough day…if it stays like this your mortgage rate is going up.”