US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump has lashed out at the FBI after Hillary Clinton was cleared of an email scandal (again) November 7, 2016 Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has lashed out at the FBI for closing its inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails for a second time. James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said no criminal charges against the Democratic nominee were warranted. In a letter to Congress, Comey said the agency had worked "around the clock" [...]
Convicted Libor traders hit back at fraud squad boss for “misleading” comments November 6, 2016 Two convicted Libor traders have launched fresh attacks against the head of the fraud squad for presenting "misleading" stories about their trials. The scathing criticism comes after David Green, director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), gave evidence to the Justice Select Committee last month on, among other things, his agency's performance in the Libor [...]
Volkswagen reportedly target of criminal investigation by the US justice department September 21, 2015 Volkswagen (VW) is reportedly the target of a criminal investigation on emissions by the US justice department according to a Bloomberg report. The company's shares closed down 23 per cent today, after chief executive Martin Winterkorn apologised for manipulating the carbon emissions data from Volkswagen and Audi vehicles. "I personally am deeply sorry that we [...]
EU referendum: Will leaving the European Union lead to more sovereignty for the UK? April 2, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron lambasts claims by the pro-Leave campaign that leaving the EU will bring sovereignty back to the UK. He says that if Britain leaves the EU, you will end up with the "illusion of sovereignty, but not the power, you don’t have control and you can’t get things done". That stands in [...]
Q: As Jean-Claude Juncker says the EU wants a fair deal for Britain, does it have more to lose from Brexit than the UK does? December 17, 2015 Daniel Hannan is a Conservative MEP for South East England. He blogs at www.hannan.co.uk, says Yes David Cameron began by promising to opt out of social policy and employment law, disapply the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights, repatriate control of criminal justice, and curb the power of the European Court. All such talk has been [...]
London is the “money-laundering centre of the world” says US businessman Bill Browder November 8, 2016 US-businessman Bill Browder has said the UK government is "appeasing" Russia by refusing to implement stronger sanctions against the country. "I have seen in real life the appeasement which goes on on a day to day basis with relation to Russia," he told MPs on the foreign affairs committee this afternoon. Back in 2004, Browder was the [...]
This company is the biggest winner from the Metropolitan Police’s huge police body camera roll out October 17, 2016 Some 22,000 police officers across London will start being equipped with body cameras from today, more than any other city in the world – and one company will be the big winner. The Metropolitan Police will begin rolling out the technology to 22,000 front line officers across London's 32 boroughs after a successful trial last year. The company supplying [...]
In quotes: The best of Clinton and Trump’s final debate October 20, 2016 If there's one thing we've learned from the US election, it's that very little Donald Trump says can surprise us any more. But last night's final presidential debate, which took place in Las Vegas, still managed to entertain the whole of America. And the rest of the world. In the past few weeks Trump's poll [...]
May’s big concessions to the Left risk returning the UK to the corporatist mess of the 70s October 5, 2016 Theresa May is an accidental Prime Minister. She is in Downing Street because David Cameron broke his word to the electorate and ducked out, while her rivals totally misjudged the situation. But she is certainly making the most of her position to attempt to reengineer the Conservative brand. Yesterday’s conference speech set out the stall. A [...]
Foreign officials avoided charges for 11 serious crimes including people trafficking last year, the FCO has revealed July 21, 2016 Foreign diplomats avoided 11 serious criminal charges last year, including people trafficking and taking indecent photographs of children. Figures published by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office today show that “diplomatic immunity” had been invoked to avoid charges for the offences, which could otherwise have landed the perpetrators in prison for more than 12 months. Saudi Arabian nationals [...]