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Budget tax changes will push up price of fresh food, says Sainsbury’s boss
NICs increase will add £140m to wage bill of supermarket, which has announced 5% pay rise for staff Changes to employers’ national insurance contributions announced in the government’s October budget will drive inflation, particularly on fresh food, according to the boss of Sainsbury’s as he announced a 5% pay rise for workers. “It is coming…
Former President Jimmy Carter: The ‘Fresh Air’ interviews (Part 2)
Terry Gross The 39th president spoke with Terry Gross in 1995, 2001 and 2005 about poetry, Sept. 11 and his concerns about how intertwined politics and religion had become. Carter died on Dec. 29 at age 100. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. On this day of Jimmy Carter’s funeral, which…
McDonald’s workers make fresh harassment claims
McDonald’s workers have said they are still facing sexual abuse and harassment, a year after the boss promised to clean up behaviour at the fast-food chain. One 19-year-old worker, Matt, told the BBC some of his colleagues were scared of going into work, and that managers would “touch up” other members of staff. Since the…
Once the fresh face of progressive politics, Trudeau’s era comes to an end
For months now, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been asked variations of the same question: “Will you step down?” But though he vowed to stay on as Liberal Party leader – despite deepening frustrations amongst voters and a political rival surging in the polls – even the self-described “fighter” could not withstand the growing…
How Trump and Musk’s interventions prompt fresh diplomatic challenge
In Donald Trump’s first term, governments around the world braced for his morning social media posts. What policy would be reversed, what insult thrown? Four years on, diplomats are once more getting twitchy when the sun rises on America’s east coast. Back then, they learned to take Trump – as the adage had it –…
Former President Jimmy Carter: The ‘Fresh Air’ interviews (Part 1)
Terry Gross The 39th president spoke with Terry Gross in 1993, ’95, ’96 and ’98 about growing up on a Georgia farm, entering politics and his advocacy for human rights and peace. Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. Today we remember Jimmy Carter and…