‘The budget doesn’t f*cking matter’: Gary Stevenson on why Hunt’s fiscal plans are ‘deckchairs on the Titanic’ March 11, 2024 Gary Stevenson, former Citi trader, quit the City a decade ago to campaign against inequality. Charlie Conchie, sits down with him to ask why.
Give Great British Nuclear the funding it needs to revive declining sector, industry boss warns March 10, 2023 Jeremy Hunt needs to provide more clarity over the funding of Great British Nuclear in the budget next week, says industry boss.
UK government is shifting its attitude over crypto – Westminster is backing this horse! November 3, 2022 There's growing movement in both the Houses of Commons and Lords that is slowly but surely embracing a future with cryptocurrency.
‘Game over, Boris’: Papers give merciless verdict after night of drama in Westminster with Sunak and Javid gone July 6, 2022 “Game over”, declares the headline of The Times’ this morning, which adds it “is a mistake” for the Prime Minister to continue clinging to power because he “has lost the confidence of his party and the country”. It is one of the merciless headlines this a.m. as the national mastheads paint a grim picture for [...]
Dry January: Pub bosses call on Brits to do their duty and get down the local – even if it’s for non-alcoholic beers January 3, 2023 Publicans have issued a rallying cry for punters to continue to back their local boozer this month as the industry battles an economic downturn – despite the growing trend for a ‘dry January‘ month off the sauce. The sector has struggled with sky-high energy bills all while consumers’ feel the pinch of household bills increasing [...]
Truss didn’t win the argument, she’s rewriting history to claw her way back February 7, 2023 Liz Truss has defended her go-for-growth tax cuts in her mini-budget last year, but the ideological clothing is a farcical excuse to keep her relevancy in Westminster, writes Will Cooling
London Marathon: 45 Guinness World Records smashed including for runners dressed as a boxer and 3D dinosaur April 24, 2023 Tens of thousands of people braved the pouring rain to complete what is likely to have been the largest London Marathon in history and which also saw a new top time in the men’s elite race. Some 49,675 runners registered for this year’s race, up from the previous record of 43,199 in 2019 – and around 48,000 [...]
Britain’s workforce is sick and tired and it’s killing our economic prospects October 28, 2022 Britain’s economy is under the weather and if left unchecked, we risk becoming tarred as the sick man of Europe once again.
Johnson tells Tory MPs ‘best is yet to come’ as he urges them to not vote him out June 6, 2022 Boris Johnson has today vowed to Tory MPs that the “best is yet to come”, after urging them to stick with him in a no confidence vote this evening. The Prime Minister told a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers that “I will lead you to victory again” as he promised a raft [...]
AS IT HAPPENED – LIVE BLOG: Boris Johnson clings on as Tory rebellion gathers pace July 6, 2022 The prime minister is under increasing pressure to quit amid a series of high-profile cabinet resignations over the last 48 hours. Over the course of Wednesday’s drama, we followed all the latest news, opinion and analysis from Westminster on ourCity AM’s live blog. From resignations and letters of support, to the latest policy changes and [...]