Jamie Timson

London

News Editor at The Week Magazine (UK)

News Editor @TheWeekUK and panellist @WeekUnwrapped, former Government press officer

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Why did Donald Trump U-turn on tariffs?

1 month ago | theweek.com | Jamie Timson

Donald Trump famously Tweeted that "trade wars are good, and easy to win". But investors "think otherwise" – and Trump has now "decided maybe investors are right", said The Wall Street Journal. Faced with a sell-off in US government debt, Trump has announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs for every country, except China. And, in doing so, he has "acknowledged, however reluctantly, the harsh realities of economics, foreign policy and domestic politics", said The Washington Post.
Lies, damned lies, and statistics: what's gone wrong at the ONS?

2 months ago | theweek.com | Jamie Timson

The Office for National Statistics has had to delay the release of trade data due to errors in its analysis – the latest setback for the beleaguered government agency. The delay of the trade data, announced with one day’s notice, "will fuel questions over the reliability of figures produced by the ONS", said the Financial Times, after long-running problems with its key Labour Force Survey.
What's behind the scrapping of NHS England?

2 months ago | theweek.com | Jamie Timson

NHS England is being abolished under plans announced by Keir Starmer today aimed at centralising control of the national health service. The arms-length body is being axed to "cut bureaucracy" and bring management of the health service "back into democratic control", the prime minister said. The creation of NHS England in 2012 by the Tory-Lib Dem coalition government "created burdensome layers of bureaucracy without any clear lines of accountability".
Trump freezes foreign aid: what now?

Jan 31, 2025 | theweek.com | Jamie Timson

A number of development programmes and relief assistance efforts around the world have come to a halt this week after President Trump froze all foreign assistance provided by the United States, calling into question the future of foreign aid around the globe. Even "the most fervent advocates" of US aid can see that not all programmes work well, Rachel Bonnifield, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, told Al Jazeera.
The princess and the PR: Meghan Markle's image problem

Jan 21, 2025 | theweek.com | Jamie Timson

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle might have hoped that their decision to exile themselves from the royal family five years ago would temper the lurid gossip and intense speculation about their private lives. But if anything, absence has made the heat grow stronger. The latest article about them by Vanity Fair – which has "American Hustle" on its cover – "has proved to be difficult reading for the Sussexes", said The Times.
Did Kamala Harris kill brat?

Jul 26, 2024 | theweek.com | Jamie Timson

"Kamala IS brat": three words that should mean nothing to anyone, but in fact may have sounded the death knell on the pop culture phenomenon of 2024. Charli xcx’s songs and the lime-green colour "have decorated the summer of the world's coolest it-girls for weeks", said The Economist. Her "brat" album has become a "defining pop-culture statement", spawning "a meme format, a fashion trend, and for many, a life philosophy", added Time.
Did Kamala Harris kill brat?

Jul 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jamie Timson

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. "Kamala IS brat": three words that shouldn't mean anything to anyone, but in fact may have sounded the death knell on the pop culture phenomenon of 2024. Charli xcx’s songs and the lime-green colour "have decorated the summer of the world's coolest it-girls for weeks", said The Economist.
Class of 2024: the UK's next generation of MPs

Jun 20, 2024 | theweek.com | Jamie Timson

Of the 650 MPs in the House of Commons, 135 have announced they will not be standing at the election on 4 July – so a new generation of politicians is about to take office. Among the famous faces departing are 22 current and former secretaries of state. Most notable are former prime minister Theresa May, former deputy PM Dominic Raab and current levelling-up secretary Michael Gove among the Tories, while former Labour ministers Harriet Harman and Margaret Hodge are also not seeking re-election.
Trump's conviction: an electoral rallying call?

May 30, 2024 | theweek.com | Jamie Timson

As the final guilty verdict was read in Donald Trump's hush-money trial yesterday, attention immediately turned to the impact it would have on the US presidential election on 5 November. The unanimous 34 guilty verdicts delivered in the Manhattan court cement Trump's place in the history books as the first former president of the United States to be a convicted felon. The "immediate impact is undeniable", said Axios's Zachary Basu and Sophia Cai.
The short history of TV debates and UK general elections

May 26, 2024 | theweek.com | Jamie Timson

Keir Starmer has said he will take part in TV election debates but won't commit to the idea of weekly head-to-heads suggested by Rishi Sunak. Starmer told BBC Breakfast that he could debate with the PM "once or a hundred times", but "I know what he is going to say. He will say everything is fine… we hear that every week at PMQs". Sunak last week challenged Starmer to take part in six TV debates, tackling issues like tax, the cost of living and security.