Everything we know about the Spring Budget 2023 so far March 15, 2023 Tomorrow, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will stand on the steps of No11 Downing Street – holding the famous Budget 2023 red box. He’ll be the first Chancellor in the political turmoil of recent months to even hold on to the job long enough to reach this crucial point. The spring statement will lay out the government’s [...]
UK economy headed for prolonged slump despite jobs market resilience July 11, 2022 The UK economy is headed for a protracted slump and possibly a recession caused by soaring inflation hitting households and businesses, revealed a survey published yesterday. Output has dipped to its lowest level since February last year, when the country was in the teeth of the most onerous Covid-19 prevention measures, according to consultancy BDO. [...]
Is the current crypto wobble being caused by Binance? May 12, 2023 Jason Deane reflects on a hectic week for Bitcoin, and an attempts to pinpoint reasons behind the current stumble in the price of Bitcoin.
Northern Ireland Protocol: Truss to halt plan to trigger Article 16 and provide economic support March 13, 2022 Liz Truss is set to halt threats to trigger Article 16 and suspend the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The foreign secretary has reportedly written to Boris Johnson to call for a series of measures to boost trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, including tax breaks and [...]
King’s Speech: ‘Increasingly tragic’ times will see us protect each other December 25, 2023 The King has praised the “selfless army” of volunteers serving communities across the country, describing them as the “essential backbone of our society”, in his Christmas broadcast.
Ukraine in shock as corpses are ‘carpeted through Mariupol’ after Russian Army kills 10,000 while fears for chemical weapon grow April 12, 2022 As Russian troops killed more than 10,000 civilians over the past six weeks in their unsuccessful fight to capture the strategic southern port of Mariupol, the city’s major said this morning that corpses are now “carpeted through the streets” of the regional hub. He spoke as western powers warned Tuesday of a continuing build-up for [...]
Briton arrested and facing extradition to US for allegedly helping Russian oligarch with ties to Putin evade sanctions January 25, 2023 A British man has been arrested in Spain for extradition to the US for allegedly helping an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin evade sanctions. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a statement that Richard Masters, 52, was arrested by the Spanish Guardia Civil last Friday, though his Russian-Swiss co-accused [...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes internet sensation in heavily censored Russia as Arnie urges Putin to ‘stop it’ March 20, 2022 A video message from Hollywood legend and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is going viral in Russia.
France and Germany evaded Crimea embargo to sell weapons to Kremlin, analysis says April 23, 2022 France and Germany evaded an EU ban set in 2014 and sold weapons to the Kremlin, which are now used in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. According to an EU analysis exclusively reported by the Telegraph, Paris and Berlin sent €273m worth of equipment, going against an arms’ ban imposed following the 2014 war in Crimea. [...]
Comparisons to the thirties are by no means overblown – and the City must react February 25, 2022 In his address to the nation yesterday, Boris Johnson made a reference both unimaginable just a few weeks ago and one that is now all too relevant. “This is not some faraway country of which we know little,” he said, a reference to Neville Chamberlain’s verdict on the Sudetenland as he readied for appeasement with [...]