Culture Secretary urges public to buy newspapers in fight against big tech misinformation November 1, 2021 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries MP calls on the public to buy newspapers and visit news sites in a quest to support the British press.
The Elon Effect: Musk’s influence is waning over crypto July 21, 2022 Elon Musk has clearly lost his powers over the price of cryptocurrencies - and we should welcome this news, says Nigel Green.
Russia labelled ‘trolling infants’ over plans to scupper UK and Ireland Euro 2028 bid March 23, 2022 Russia’s football association has confirmed that it hopes to scupper the UK and Ireland’s bid to host Euro 2028 with a rival proposal. The move drew immediate and fierce condemnation, with MPs accusing Russia and the Russian Football Union (RFU) of behaving like “trolling infants”. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland’s [...]
Meet the duo explaining the ‘dismal science’ 10 points at a time September 12, 2022 People think economics is boring. It’s all about finance. It’s all about money, they say. It’s tough to argue with them given the subject’s nicknamed the “dismal science”. But, two secondary school teachers are on a mission to change people’s minds about that. Peter Clift (Pete) and Gavin Simpson (Gav) and are the hosts of [...]
Revealed: Facebook is allowing the sale of rich Brits’ data in open groups for as little as 16p July 11, 2022 Social media giant Facebook is allowing the sales of thousands of peoples personal data to take place in open groups with tens of thousands of members for as little as 16p. Favoured by hackers and scammers, posts advertising data sets such as “UK Old Age High Income Leads” went seemingly unnoticed on the site. The [...]
HRH The Princess Royal, opens Opportunity Bank in Uganda December 12, 2022 City A.M. has been a long standing partner of Opportunity International – a brilliant charity that helps people all over the world to build and sustain independent, prosperous lives by providing them with access to financial services and training. In October this year, Opportunity International UK’s Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, visited one of their [...]
If every mistake results in a boycott, firms will stop publishing green promises November 10, 2022 As the famous saying goes, no publicity is bad publicity. However, the emergence of cancel culture – a modern day phenomenon often talked about as a form of boycott – has had a huge influence over the way we think, behave and crucially, communicate. While cancel culture has undoubtedly brought about positive change and social [...]
Bitcoin is Boring. March 31, 2022 Bitcoin is boring. At least, that’s what everyone is saying these days. Family, friends, even parents on the school run – everyone I talk to at the moment tells me, “Bitcoin is boring.” But is it? Having made headlines over the years for its “sudden surges” and “catastrophic crashes”, most people who have heard of [...]
Crypto spot volumes dip to 2019 levels as prices seemingly start recovering January 9, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin started the first week of 2023 trading close to the $16,700 mark.
Volkswagen Golf GTI 2024 review: The end of an era September 26, 2024 Last year, Volkswagen quietly filed a trademark application for a GTI badge in which the letter ‘I’ is replaced by a lightning bolt. The new logo suggests the GTI will live on even after the ninth-generation Golf goes fully electric in 2028. As car enthusiasts, we can all be thankful for that. A battery-powered GTI [...]