Britain’s anachronistic system for leaseholds is still firmly intact December 4, 2023 From refusing to cap ground rents, and limited reforms to leaseholds, our anachronistic housing system still won't change under new proposals, writes Will Prescott
Sunak under pressure to increase defence spending amid NATO warnings February 13, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure to increase the UK’s defence spending after NATO called for allies to boost ammunition production to support Ukraine. Tory backbenchers have issued stark warnings that Britain’s armed forces are “woefully ill-prepared” for a major conflict and that low defence spending is a “false economy”. It came as NATO [...]
Minister criticised for saying people should ‘work more hours or move to a better paid job’ to cope with cost of living crisis May 16, 2022 The government’s safeguarding minister has come in for sharp criticism after saying people struggling with the cost of living crisis should “work more hours” or get a “better paid job.” Rachel Maclean said there were way households could “protect themselves” from rising inflation and pressures on their budgets, while appearing on Sky News this morning. [...]
Grant Shapps alleged to be lobbying against government housing plans November 14, 2021 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has allegedly spent public money on lobbying to oppose the government’s plans to build on private runways, the Sunday Times reported. An aviation aficionado, Grant’s reported fight against development plans has led housing agency Home England to withdraw plans for thousands of homes to be built, including a project to build [...]
Why this week’s wind power auction could be a make-or-break moment in the UK’s net zero journey March 27, 2024 The success of Auction Round Six is vital to the UK's net zero ambitions
Former Met police detective sues ex-City lawyer over ENRC hacking claims February 27, 2023 A former Metropolitan police officer has accused an ex-City lawyer of trying to hack his emails to steal information about Kazakh mining company ENRC. Former detective Cameron Findlay has claimed ex-Dechert partner Neil Gerrard orchestrated a campaign of ‘spear-phishing’ attacks against him during a court dispute surrounding the Kazakh firm, US court papers show. A [...]
Kwarteng orders review into energy companies over Storm Arwen failings December 5, 2021 The Energy Secretary has taken aim at power companies over failings to solve outages caused by Storm Arwen which have left thousands cut off.
Where it all began seven decades ago: How Elizabeth became Queen in a treetop in rural Kenya September 12, 2022 Let’s go back to the 1950s. 1952 to be precise, it’s February 6. A day that would change the life of a young, newly married English princess forever. Being on an official Royal tour with her husband in East Africa, 25-year old Princess Elizabeth was watching baboons while taking photographs of the Kenyan sunrise from [...]
Sunak calls China ‘number one threat’ as Truss doubts his hawk credentials July 24, 2022 Rishi Sunak has today claimed China is the “largest threat to Britain and the world’s security” in a bid to polish his foreign policy credentials. The Tory leadership candidate said “enough is enough” of Beijing’s efforts to undermine democracy and steal overseas intellectual property, adding “I will stop China taking over our universities, and get [...]
Yet another housing minister? It’ll alienate young professionals November 14, 2023 The political churn of ministers is doing nothing to solve the housing crisis, and it's the young who are suffering, writes Henry Hill.