UK unveils new arts fund in bid to boost ‘gangbusters’ creative sector by £50bn June 14, 2023 Ministers have unveiled plans to boost the UK’s “gangbusters” creative industries by up to £50bn. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has revealed a plan to give a multimillion-pound boost across film, music, fashion and gaming, which could see the arts sectors grow by £50bn by 2030. The ‘Creative Industries Sector Vision’ [...]
Photos reveal Johnson drinking at event where he was not fined by the Met May 23, 2022 Fresh photos have shown Boris Johnson toasting and drinking with staff members in Downing Street at an event that was investigated by the Metropolitan Police. The photos, published by ITV, show the Prime Minister drinking with several blurred out people in Downing Street on 13 November 2020 at what is believed to be a leaving [...]
Rishi Sunak: The mega-rich golden Tory boy whose crown is slipping after meteoric rise under Boris Johnson July 18, 2022 At the start of the pandemic, Rishi Sunak was the most popular politician in Britain as the former hedge fund manager rolled out an unprecedented furlough scheme which saved millions of jobs as the economy ground to a halt. Once the golden boy of the Tory Party, Sunak enjoyed a meteoric rise under Boris Johnson [...]
Boris Johnson has made £1m since leaving Number 10 from speaking gigs December 14, 2022 Boris Johnson has already made more than £1m from speaking engagements since leaving Number 10 just three months ago. Johnson made the cash from just four speeches, which included a speaking gig at a CNN event in Portugal and a keynote speech for American boutique investment banking firm Centerview Partners. He received £261,652 from Indian [...]
Government publish white paper on plans for football regulator February 22, 2023 The UK government will today publish a long-awaited white paper on its plans for an independent regulator for English football. The policy document will propose the introduction of a regulator tasked with stopping financial failings from occurring lower down in the pyramid, as well as a stronger owners’ and directors’ test. Fans will be given [...]
Tory leadership: Shapps and Raab back Rishi Sunak to be next PM July 12, 2022 Transport secretary Grant Shapps and deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab have backed Rishi Sunak to be the next Tory party leader, with the former chancellor today vowing “a return to traditional conservative economic values” if he becomes Prime Minister. Shapps’ endorsement comes after he decided to call off his faltering campaign and throw his lot [...]
Letters: Online safety is back, back again September 22, 2022 [Re: Online safety rules for tech firms must encourage – not restrict – future growth, August 31] The Online Safety Bill, a landmark piece of legislation which has been five years in the making, has stirred up a lot of debate in recent months and is being watched closely by regulators all over the world. [...]
Johnson stares down major electoral tests in two by-elections June 20, 2022 Boris Johnson will face a major electoral test this week as voters go to the polls in two by-elections. The Tories are increasingly expected to lose both the Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton by-elections on Thursday, after a bruising six months for the Prime Minister. A series of scandals – including a flow of Tory [...]
France’s Macron, Germany’s Sholz and Italy’s Draghi take train to Ukraine and offer Kyiv a ‘message of unity’ June 16, 2022 German, French and Italian leaders have visited Kyiv to send a “message of unity” to Ukraine, as officials push for more weapons to be sent to the country. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi took an overnight train, on a secret trip which reportedly took months to [...]
Is ‘family’ the secret to the Home of Peppa Pig World’s success? June 17, 2024 Jennifer Sieg sits down with the grandchildren of Paultons Park, Home of Peppa Pig World’s founders, to see what is in store for the family-run theme park’s next generation leadership. As Boris Johnson once said to a group of Confederation of British Industry (CBI) leaders, “we all must” go to Peppa Pig World. The multi-million-pound [...]