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US bond markets should be in revolt. Fed independence matters | Nils Pratley

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

It is a perilous time to mess with the principle that rate-setters under an independent system should be free of political pressure

Well said, Jerome Powell. The chair of the US Federal Reserve responded to news of a subpoena from the US Department of Justice with a statement that was extraordinary, necessary and stark.

A criminal investigation into the Fed, and him personally, over the renovation of the central bank’s headquarters is an attempt to bully officials into setting policy according to the president’s whims, said Powell .

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US bond markets should be in revolt. Fed independence matters | Nils Pratley

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

It is a perilous time to mess with the principle that rate-setters under an independent system should be free of political pressure

Well said, Jerome Powell. The chair of the US Federal Reserve responded to news of a subpoena from the US Department of Justice with a statement that was extraordinary, necessary and stark.

A criminal investigation into the Fed, and him personally, over the renovation of the central bank’s headquarters is an attempt to bully officials into setting policy according to the president’s whims, said Powell .

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US bond markets should be in revolt. Fed independence matters | Nils Pratley

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

It is a perilous time to mess with the principle that rate-setters under an independent system should be free of political pressure

Well said, Jerome Powell. The chair of the US Federal Reserve responded to news of a subpoena from the US Department of Justice with a statement that was extraordinary, necessary and stark.

A criminal investigation into the Fed, and him personally, over the renovation of the central bank’s headquarters is an attempt to bully officials into setting policy according to the president’s whims, said Powell .

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Nadhim Zahawi failed in bid for peerage from Tories before Reform defection, sources say

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

Ex-chancellor asked Badenoch’s team for seat in Lords but was apparently rebuffed over sacking for tax affairs

Nadhim Zahawi was rejected for a peerage by the Conservatives just weeks before he defected to Reform UK, Tory sources have told the Guardian.

The former chancellor asked Kemi Badenoch’s top team for a seat in the House of Lords but was rebuffed because he had been sacked as Tory chair in 2023 over his tax affairs.

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Nadhim Zahawi failed in bid for peerage from Tories before Reform defection, sources say

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

Ex-chancellor asked Badenoch’s team for seat in Lords but was apparently rebuffed over sacking for tax affairs

Nadhim Zahawi was rejected for a peerage by the Conservatives just weeks before he defected to Reform UK, Tory sources have told the Guardian.

The former chancellor asked Kemi Badenoch’s top team for a seat in the House of Lords but was rebuffed because he had been sacked as Tory chair in 2023 over his tax affairs.

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Nadhim Zahawi failed in bid for peerage from Tories before Reform defection, sources say

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

Ex-chancellor asked Badenoch’s team for seat in Lords but was apparently rebuffed over sacking for tax affairs

Nadhim Zahawi was rejected for a peerage by the Conservatives just weeks before he defected to Reform UK, Tory sources have told the Guardian.

The former chancellor asked Kemi Badenoch’s top team for a seat in the House of Lords but was rebuffed because he had been sacked as Tory chair in 2023 over his tax affairs.

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NHS ADHD spending over budget by £164m as unregulated clinics boom

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

Exclusive: Total spending in England expected to double existing budgets, with funding for private providers rising threefold

The NHS is overspending by £164m a year on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services, with an increasing amount going to unregulated private assessments, a Guardian investigation has found.

Analysis shows that total spending on NHS ADHD services is expected to be more than double existing budgets. Further data shows the amount spent on private ADHD services has more than tripled over three years.

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NHS ADHD spending over budget by £164m as unregulated clinics boom

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

Exclusive: Total spending in England expected to double existing budgets, with funding for private providers rising threefold

The NHS is overspending by £164m a year on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services, with an increasing amount going to unregulated private assessments, a Guardian investigation has found.

Analysis shows that total spending on NHS ADHD services is expected to be more than double existing budgets. Further data shows the amount spent on private ADHD services has more than tripled over three years.

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NHS ADHD spending over budget by £164m as unregulated clinics boom

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

Exclusive: Total spending in England expected to double existing budgets, with funding for private providers rising threefold

The NHS is overspending by £164m a year on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services, with an increasing amount going to unregulated private assessments, a Guardian investigation has found.

Analysis shows that total spending on NHS ADHD services is expected to be more than double existing budgets. Further data shows the amount spent on private ADHD services has more than tripled over three years.