Arrests in The Hague after another night of anti-lockdown violence in The Netherlands November 21, 2021 Dozens of rioters have been arrested after another night of anti-lockdown disorder in the Netherlands, during which fireworks were thrown at officers in The Hague. The unrest came a day after police opened fire on protesters in Rotterdam amid what the port city’s mayor called “an orgy of violence” that broke out at a protest [...]
‘Financial institutions are losing patience’ with Hong Kong, admits Lam March 17, 2022 Hong Kong’s leader has admitted today that the city’s controversial ‘Zero-Covid’ restrictions are blocking out businesses and wearing down its residents. Carrie Lam has since been forced to reconsider the financial hub’s tough Covid-19 restrictions, while case numbers remain high – but are thought to have peaked. “The time has come” to review the measures, [...]
Solving worker shortages is UK’s ‘national challenge’ June 17, 2022 Solving chronic worker shortages that are hamstringing businesses from reviving the economy is “our national challenge,” according to the chief of the UK recruitment industry’s trade body. A shallower pool of workers, mainly the result of long-term sickness caused by Covid-19, people retiring early and younger Brits heading back into education, is resulting in firms [...]
How the seven Conservative Chancellors since 2010 will be remembered July 2, 2024 City A.M.’s guide to each of the seven Tory chancellors since 2010 and how their policies will be remembered by political history.
Tim Martin: Wetherspoon boss on Brexit, retirement and why Gen Z are ‘closet drinkers’ September 13, 2023 Eccentric, outgoing and a business success story: we pull up a barstool and chat with Wetherspoon's Tim Martin
Vaccines for teens: Covid jabs for 12 to 15-year-olds given the green light September 13, 2021 Covid-19 vaccinations for 12 to 15-year-olds has been given the green light by the government’s chief medical officers. A single dose of the Pfizer vaccine is set to be offered to children over the age of 12 through in-school immunisation programmes as soon as next week. Chief medical officer Chris Whitty and his counterparts agreed [...]
Eurozone inflation ratchets up to 13-year high October 1, 2021 Inflation in the Eurozone soared to a 13-year high last month, posing more headaches for the European Central Bank. Prices in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose to 3.4 per cent annually in September from 3 per cent a month earlier, the highest reading since September 2008. The inflation clip came in ahead of [...]
Medical association says NHS staff should be top priority as rapid test shortages continue December 30, 2021 The British Medical Association and Royal College of Nursing have called on the government to give health staff priority over rapid tests.
Sunak is right in taking on the unions, but anti-strike laws are no silver bullet January 9, 2023 Strike action doesn’t have to be very extensive to send British society into fits of frightening folk memories of the 1970s. People murmur knowingly about a winter of discontent coming back to haunt us from the past. Real connoisseurs will recall the Army being brought in, ageing Green Goddess fire engines wheeled out to cover [...]
Bailey bats away claims Bank of England has fuelled inflation May 23, 2022 Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey today snapped back at criticism he and the central bank’s committee of rate setters have fuelled inflation in the UK. The governor dismissed accusations the Bank has contributed to the current living cost spike by over-flooding the UK economy with money during the Covid-19 crisis. “What I [...]