Chancellor Philip Hammond delivers his first Autumn Statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday – and the first since Britain voted to leave the EU – amid continuing uncertainty over the effect of Brexit on the country’s economy. A part of the focus is set to be on society’s so-called “jams” – those who are “just about managing”.
Autumn Statement to include wages and house building announcements https://t.co/DsYHW9eZjf
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 22, 2016
Wednesday's FT:
Hammond eyes housing sweetener as fiscal hole limits help for 'Jams'#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #AutumnStatement pic.twitter.com/1Vzbbw78Wd— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) November 22, 2016
Philip Hammond prepares businesses for 2 years of uncertainty, ahead of Autumn Statement https://t.co/QkLnR5D6t2 pic.twitter.com/pl9CtPiGlf
— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) November 21, 2016
So it'll be employers who pay for JAMs tomorrow https://t.co/qoBc6R8jKi #AutumnStatement @PHammondMP
— Robert Peston (@Peston) November 22, 2016
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WORLD
Arctic sea-ice extent in Sep 2016 was over 3 million square km smaller than in Sep 1980 https://t.co/IfZNOiukap pic.twitter.com/VwFbapwqPU
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 23, 2016
FBI issues warning ahead of Thanksgiving parades, shopping: https://t.co/mzJNZ5AbmB pic.twitter.com/H7VsKYaPaw
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) November 23, 2016
Japan and South Korea to share military information about North Korea https://t.co/aojWymAd3L
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 23, 2016
Community gathers for evening prayer vigil, balloon release at Chattanooga church following deadly school bus crash. https://t.co/8gojN7Sev9 pic.twitter.com/LjoUOPMDq7
— ABC News (@ABC) November 23, 2016
JUST IN: #SouthCarolina Gov. @nikkihaley picked by @realDonaldTrump to become UN ambassador, sources say. https://t.co/peP2CP1gv6 #scnews pic.twitter.com/bYbOmEUEJu
— The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) November 23, 2016
If nothing else, just read the first two grafs of this piece for a reminder of what's happening right now https://t.co/0VIVml5eb0
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 23, 2016
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MEDIA
.@HuffPostHill: In the New York Times office, a capitulation https://t.co/IFUBjRP3x8 pic.twitter.com/MSdmLlKLBT
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) November 23, 2016
Donald Trump at The New York Times: Live on Twitter (@bydanielvictor – @nytimes) https://t.co/ihkxF84P7g
— MediaREDEF (@MediaREDEF) November 23, 2016
Journalism faces an existential crisis — a threat to the very relevance of our profession. My @pressfreedom speech: https://t.co/WCWZvZPcKc
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) November 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/GhostPanther/status/799392947586240512
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TECHNOLOGY
The open internet is at risk https://t.co/1QwsdSTyo9
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 23, 2016
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BUSINESS
The best European #cities to launch a start-up https://t.co/H5a5bJ54Ak #Europe pic.twitter.com/HrlJHIphld
— World Economic Forum (@wef) November 23, 2016
Corporate America, including Apple, General Electric and Microsoft, on a spending spree to buy back its own shares. https://t.co/7kZR7KcEGW pic.twitter.com/d5kvYsus1o
— ABC News (@ABC) November 23, 2016
Saw 3 tents outside Best Buy today. Inhabited not by the homeless, but by the #BlackFriday crazies. #ItsTuesday
— Cubbie Blue Blood (@CubbieBlueBl00d) November 23, 2016
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CULTURE
Pres. Obama presents the Medal of Freedom, nation's highest civilian honor, to 21 recipients in White House ceremony https://t.co/TDrrwwmkkJ pic.twitter.com/LbLfK2w4f8
— ABC News (@ABC) November 23, 2016
Flashback: @TheEllenShow on the cover of @TIME – 20 years ago this coming April pic.twitter.com/5qEOreu0Dt
— Chris Donovan (@chrisdonovan) November 23, 2016
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FINALLY…
These are the last lines of the last speech ever typed for President Kennedy, intended for remarks on November 22, 1963. pic.twitter.com/0UTwJdY16A
— JFK Library (@JFKLibrary) November 22, 2016
The Overnight Note 