Fresh woes for Boris Johnson as Tory MPs renew calls for PM to step down over Partygate May 24, 2022 Boris Johnson faces fresh woe today after Tory MPs renewed calls for the Prime Minister to resign. Peter Aldous said he had not withdrawn his letter of no confidence in Mr Johnson to the 1922 Committee as others are reported to have. “I haven’t, no. I thought long and hard back in late January, early [...]
Golfers can play for brand value at Olympics and Ryder Cup, not a pay cheque October 5, 2023 This week’s Ed Warner column looks at the Patrick Cantlay “pay or no pay” discussion and how Olympians can only dream of being in a situation where they don’t need payment to compete at the highest level. Can those Ryder Cup golfers simply increase their brand value by rubbing shoulders with Olympians in Paris next [...]
Oil prices rebound heading into next week’s trading with China to ease pandemic restrictions May 15, 2022 Oil prices are up heading into next week, with China set to ease some of its pandemic restrictions while the EU weighs up a Russian oil ban.
Is Brexit the real reason for London’s stock market malaise? June 28, 2023 Whether Brexit is to blame for London's market malaise is a topic of debate in the Square Mile.
Belarus joins invasion of Ukraine as troops cross border while 40 mile long Russian convoy nears Kyiv March 1, 2022 Mad March begins in Moscow: ICC to open war crime probe while Shell pulls $3bn out of Russia and Ukraine applies for EU membership.
Industry toasts record renewables auction as UK scrambles to boost domestic energy supplies July 7, 2022 Record levels of clean energy have been secured through the Government's largest ever funding round for its renewables auction.
The City View: Victoria Scholar on rising prices, unemployment and retail sales data; and XR cause Lloyd’s of London HQ shutdown April 12, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Victoria Scholar, Head of Investment at Interactive Investor. They go through some of the week’s economics data on GDP, unemployment, retail sales, and talk trading updates. They discuss the latest from ASOS, Deliveroo, and EasyJet: ASOS is facing a raft of headwinds, as investors lose confidence in the online retailer; [...]
National Grid blames fires and tight markets for desperate supply scramble amid heatwave July 25, 2022 Tight markets and fires in East London forced the National Grid to pay record prices for energy from Belgium to prevent power outages.
CF Fertilisers confirm UK operations continue despite energy market volatility March 10, 2022 One of the UK's leading fertiliser, CO2 and ammonia providers insist there have been no changes to its operations.
EU considers offering asylum to Russian soldiers if they desert Ukraine amid claims Kremlin is using hunger as a weapon April 6, 2022 European Council president Charles Michel said EU countries should think about ways to offer asylum to Russian soldiers willing to desert Ukraine battlefields. During an address to the the European Parliament, Michel expressed his “outrage at crimes against humanity, against innocent civilians in Bucha and in many other cities”, and called on Russian soldiers to [...]