The Notebook: Ian Whittaker is sceptical about AI – plus his take on the Telegraph takeover June 13, 2023 The Notebook is a column where interesting people say interesting things. Today, it’s Ian Whittaker, media analyst and founder of Liberty Sky Advisors Is AI’s biggest benefit its use as a buzzword? BT announced last month it is cutting up to 55,000 jobs as it restructures and stream lines its business. What particularly caught the [...]
Gray report into partygate could be so bad PM is forced to quit April 25, 2022 Sue Gray’s report into the partygate scandal could be so bad that Boris Johnson is forced to resign, according to new speculation. The Times reports that officials in Number 10 are expecting Gray’s report to be “excoriating” and “incredibly difficult for the Prime Minister”. The full release of Gray’s report into the many allegations of [...]
If we concede to the unions, Britain will find itself in a dizzying wage-price spiral December 14, 2022 A wage price spiral. We have not experienced one for so long that for most people the phrase might just as well be written in the Old English of a thousand years ago. It is, well, sort of comprehensible but only just. But such spirals can take hold with terrifying swiftness. Towards the end of [...]
Starmer urges Tory backbenches to turn on Johnson in partygate vote April 20, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer has urged Tory backbenchers to turn on Boris Johnson tomorrow and vote for a House of Commons inquiry into the Downing Street partygate scandal. Starmer said that Tory MPs should “do the right thing” and “respect the sacrifices that their constituents made during the pandemic”. The vote, tabled by the opposition parties, [...]
Design for confidence: the write-down of AT1 bonds in the last days of Credit Suisse October 20, 2023 The reputation of Swiss regulator, Finma is on the line as the holders of Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds take legal action, seeking compensation after securities they owned were written down, as part of the bank’s forced marriage to UBS.
Meta will be forced to sell Giphy as the CMA falls for the dangerous myth of ‘big is bad’ October 25, 2022 . Regulators around the world are intent on breaking up the largest tech companies, and now they have a model that works — even if it's dangerously detached from reality.
Rishi Sunak considered resigning over partygate fine – but settled for an ‘unreserved apology’ April 13, 2022 Embattled chancellor Rishi Sunak considered resigning over partygate but settled for an apology instead. The second in command to Boris Johnson was issued with a fixed penalty notice over lockdown breaches this week, plunging his political ambitions into chaos. It is understood, according to The Times, he discussed his political future with his inner circle [...]
Tory sleaze row puts Johnson behind Starmer for first time since January November 13, 2021 The row over entrenched sleaze within the Tory party has caused Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to leapfrog Prime Minister Boris Johnson for the first time since January. Voters seem to be blaming Johnson for allowing the sleaze saga to worsen, with his ratings as “best prime minister” dipping four percentage points to 27 per [...]
Leaving the ‘Wild West’ behind as we head towards next generation crypto exchanges May 14, 2023 MaskEx's Ben Caselin says that, to unlock Bitcoin’s full potential, the next generation of exchanges must lead the way.
British Steel survival saga ends as Jingye completes purchase March 9, 2020 The long saga of British Steel’s survival came to its end today as Chinese conglomerate Jingye completed the acquisition of the firm’s UK and Dutch assets from the Official Reciever. The deal, which is reportedly worth £50m, brings to an end 10 months of uncertainty since the firm collapsed last May. Jingye will put £1.2bn [...]