In the world of luxury travel, first class is increasingly the domain of the middle class. Economic uncertainty has people spending less on posh goods, but expensive travel and experiences are still booming. We explain why.  

And conservatives all over are doing their best impressions of Leatherface, the powertool-wielding antagonist of “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”. Javier Milei in Argentina gleefully waves a glinting saw; Elon Musk has swung his in America. Now Britain’s Tories are promising to shred taxes and slash spending. But more likely to get the chop is the party’s own leader.