Election 2024: From Scotland to Gaza, the seven big questions for both parties May 23, 2024 An election is on the way - here's the key questions that will give you something new to say for the next six weeks
Government: Don’t panic! But do stock up on water, wet wipes and Spam. May 22, 2024 The government is to warn that Brits are lacking in their preparedness for an emergency - telling people to stockpile
President Raisi didn’t have a ‘mixed legacy’ – he’s a murderer May 22, 2024 Per a tweet from the BBC, our effectively state-funded broadcaster, the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died with a “mixed” legacy.
Wall Street titan Jamie Dimon eyes stepping away from JP Morgan May 21, 2024 Jamie Dimon, arguably the single most significant figure in global finance, gave his clearest indication yet that he is thinking about stepping down from JP Morgan. Dimon has previously brushed off questions about the remaining length of his tenure by saying he would stay five more years, every year. However yesterday he told a New [...]
Time to give the UK’s golden goose some much-needed nurturing May 21, 2024 One side committed - the other sniffing around elsewhere. It’s harder to judge betrayal in politics, where snake-like behaviour is more easily accepted.
“Lied extensively and repeatedly”: Craig Wright slammed for High Court evidence in bitcoin trial May 20, 2024 Craig Wright is not the inventor of Bitcoin, a judge ruled in a case brought by a host of crypto companies
Georgia: Why our protests are the new frontline against Putin-style democratic crackdowns across Europe May 18, 2024 Protests in Georgia are continuing over plans to introduce a ‘Putin-style’ law against ‘foreign influence.’ Here, academic Gia Jandieri – under threat himself from the new legislation – explains why Georgians are taking to the streets Controversial? Divisive? No, More Than That, It’s Unlawful and Anti-Constitutional To understand where we’ve got to, we must start [...]
London’s global edge has kept it punching well above its weight May 16, 2024 You’ve got the job, you’ve told your friends, you’ve even put it on your LinkedIn – and then it all falls apart. Something of a nightmare, and not just for the ego but it’s happening to foreign-born graduates of UK universities with visa issues. HSBC and Deloitte are the latest to pull job offers, driven [...]
Improving social mobility in the City is key to better business May 15, 2024 Progress comes in many forms, and one of those is just gathering a lot of people in a room who care about the same thing. And so it was last night, with the gathering of the great and the good – and supporters – of Progress Together, the Square Mile initiative to improve the level [...]
Irish FTSE 100 giant DCC picks up £90m UK green ‘retrofit’ firm May 14, 2024 DCC have bought Next Energy, a key provider of home energy retrofitting services