Badenoch take Brexit bullet for Sunak: ‘Massive climbdown’ in EU law bonfire pinned on business sec May 12, 2023 Kemi Badenoch has insisted a decision to scale back post-Brexit plans to scrap EU laws was hers, as senior Conservative MPs criticised the “massive climbdown”. The Business Secretary insisted it was she and not Rishi Sunak who had taken the decision to revoke around 600 retained EU laws, rather than the 4,000 pledged. The Government [...]
City professionals, our schools need you! May 7, 2024 Young people no longer want to become teachers and older career-switchers are increasingly stepping in to fill the gap. So why is the government cutting funding for a programme that's proven to help?
Boris Johnson: ‘Nuclear is coming home as UK will have a new reactor every year’ April 7, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this morning “nuclear is coming home” as a result of the Government’s energy strategy. In a social media video to promote the plan, which is finally being released on Thursday after repeated delays and Cabinet wrangling, the Prime Minister said: “In the country that was the first to split the [...]
Online platforms could have ‘legal obligation’ to fight state disinformation as part of amendment to Online Safety Bill July 4, 2022 Online platforms now have the legal obligation to take “proactive, preventative action” against any state-sponsored disinformation, under a new government amendment. The change will link the National Security Bill and the Online Safety Bill by adding a new Foreign Interference Offence to the list of priority offences within the new internet safety rules. “We cannot [...]
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel jokes about Will Smith Oscars slap March 13, 2023 Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel has made a controversial joke about Will Smith during his opening monologue. Introducing this year’s awards, TV presenter Kimmel said: “We want you to have fun. We want you to feel safe. And most importantly, we want me to feel safe. So we have strict policies in place. “If anyone in [...]
Mark Kleinman: Natwest chair’s in-tray, Skarbek’s return and the Tata Steel saga September 7, 2023 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
Ed Warner: Lessons for sport from the soft drink industry September 21, 2023 Ed Warner on the lessons from the soft drink industry for sports tempted to tinker with their formats, the wisdom of analytics, and Everton's takeover.
Brewdog’s Qatar ad backlash should be a lesson for other brands November 8, 2022 The backlash to Brewdog’s ‘anti-World Cup’ campaign is a lesson for other brands It was inevitable that a football World Cup in Qatar would eventually drag the business world into the sporting world. Sponsors of the four-yearly jamboree are being forced to confront awkward questions – and others are taking the opportunity to make hay. [...]
Ed Warner: Spare Everton fans and ban owners who break sport’s financial rules November 30, 2023 If fines aren't sufficient deterrents and points deductions skew the table aim the punishment at the boardroom, says Ed Warner.
JPMorgan sues former banker Staley over Jeffrey Epstein ties March 9, 2023 JPMorgan has sued Jes Staley, its former private banking head and later Barclays chief executive, accusing him of entangling it with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and saying Staley himself had been accused of sexual assault. The largest U.S. bank filed two complaints on Wednesday night in Manhattan federal court, where it is also defending against lawsuits [...]