Boris Johnson denies lying to Queen over prorogation September 12, 2019 The Prime Minister has denied lying to the Queen about the reasons for proroguing parliament. Boris Johnson told reporters claims that it was “absolutely not” true he had made a false representation to Her Majesty when he sough the five-week suspension. Yesterday a Scottish court argued that the prorogation was “unlawful” and that the principal [...]
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark rape trial February 24, 2020 Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of sexual assault and rape in a landmark case that inspired the #MeToo movement. A New York jury today found the producer guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013. He faces up to 25 years [...]
Belfast High Court to rule on no-deal Brexit challenge on Thursday September 10, 2019 The High Court in Belfast will rule on Thursday whether a no-deal Brexit is lawful after a campaigner lodged a case arguing that it would contravene the Good Friday Agreement. Activist Raymond McCord has argued that the case should be referred to the UK’s highest court, the Supreme Court, which will also hear businesswoman Gina [...]
Trump vs Biden – should investors really care? October 12, 2020 There are two things I’m being asked about constantly at the moment: Covid-19 and the US election. As a former politics student who’s always maintained my passion for the subject, I certainly feel more comfortable opining on the latter. But as an investor, how much should I really care if the next US president is [...]
UK firms most pessimistic in eight years amid political crisis September 29, 2019 British businesses were at their most pessimistic in eight years in the three months to September, a survey showed today, as the country’s political crisis dragged down expectations of growth. Read more: Pound staggers as Bank of England hints at interest rate cut The CBI’s latest monthly report showed the gauge of future expectations of [...]
UK court blocks private prosecution over Boris Johnson’s Brexit bus claim August 14, 2019 A campaigner attempting to prosecute the Prime Minister over claims that Britain would be £350m a week better off after leaving the EU has lost his bid to take the case to the UK’s Supreme Court. Marcus Ball was seeking to bring a crowdfunded private prosecution against Boris Johnson for misconduct in public office over [...]
Scottish court rules parliament suspension unlawful September 11, 2019 The Prime Minister’s suspension of parliament has been ruled unlawful by judges at Scotland’s highest civil court. Appeal court judges, chaired by Lord Carloway, Scotland’s most senior judge, overturned an earlier ruling that the courts did not have the powers to interfere in Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue parliament. Read more: Boris, Brexit and the backstop: What [...]
Government hints at election, prorogation and Brexit extension September 25, 2019 The Attorney General has hinted that the government may be poised to seek an election for a third time, during a fiery opening session after parliament reconvened. Answering questions in the wake of yesterday’s Supreme Court judgement that the original suspension was “unlawful, void and of no effect”, Geoffrey Cox told MPs the government would [...]
PM poised to prorogue parliament again October 2, 2019 The Prime Minister is poised to prorogue parliament for a second – shorter – time, in order to bring forward a Queen’s Speech on the same date of 14 October. The government has been scrutinising the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that Number 10’s initial attempt to prorogue parliament for five weeks was unlawful. However the [...]
Exxon victorious in New York climate fraud case December 10, 2019 A judge has today ruled that Exxon Mobil did not mislead its investors on climate change, in a case brought by the state of New York. Justice Barry Ostrager of the Manhattan supreme court said that the state attorney general had not produced any evidence that investors had been misled over the cost of addressing [...]