Greta Thunberg wind farm protest forces Norway energy minister to abandon UK trip March 1, 2023 Norway’s energy minister cancelled a trip to Britain on Wednesday because of a protest against a wind farm that campaigners say hinders the rights of the Sami indigenous people to raise reindeer in Arctic Norway. The activists, mainly teenagers, have been blocking the entrance to several ministries in the Norwegian capital since Monday. They are [...]
Labour’s non-dom threats mean UK set to miss out on ultra-rich fleeing France and US July 3, 2024 The Labour Party's non-dom policy means that London is set to miss out on the large numbers of ultra-wealthy individuals looking to leave France and the US's political instability, a leading wealth advisor has warned.
Coalition of football clubs file lawsuit against insurers in wake of landmark Axa ruling May 17, 2022 A coalition of football clubs have filed a multi-party lawsuit against six major insurers seeking a larger payout for money lost during Covid-19, after the UK’s Supreme Court said businesses are allowed to reclaim losses suffered due to the impacts of the pandemic. A consortium of 20 separate claimants – including Arsenal, Liverpool, and Aston [...]
Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and 17 other top clubs hire City firm to take on UK’s biggest insurers in mega football claim May 17, 2022 Some of England’s biggest football clubs – including Arsenal FC, Aston Villa FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC and West Ham FC, have instructed City law firm Clifford Chance to launch a multi-party action against some of the biggest insurance players in London. The group of 20 claimants, which also includes Liverpool FC and Leicester City FC, [...]
SEC’s crackdown is a positive opportunity for crypto June 12, 2023 We’re now in a new world and the cryptoverse needs to get over seeing the ‘red mist’ with the SEC, warns Nigel Green.
Government’s Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules June 29, 2023 Government plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In a decision on Thursday, three judges overturned a High Court judgment that previously said the east African nation could be considered a “safe third country”. The Court of Appeal’s decision was announced by the Lord chief justice Lord Burnett during [...]
Year in review: Rogue ministers and fiscal headaches, how did Sunak do in 2023? December 27, 2023 As 2023 limps to an end, and Sunak nears the deadline for his "five pledges", Eliot Wilson takes a look at the year that was in UK politics.
Year in review: Rogue ministers and fiscal headaches, how did Sunak do in 2023? December 27, 2023 As 2023 comes to an end, Eliot Wilson takes a look back at the year that was in UK politics, from policy to scandal
Explainer: Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation February 15, 2023 Nicola Sturgeon’s surprise resignation and where it leaves the UK electoral map.
Biden to visit Florida in final push before US midterms next week November 1, 2022 Joe Biden will go on a one-week campaign blitz before next week’s US midterm elections, with the Democrats in line to lose their grip on the US Congress. The President will deliver a speech in Florida today, which is the site of a key battleground Senate race, and is expected to talk up America’s improving [...]