Donald Trump reportedly preparing to claim premature victory on US election night November 2, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to claim victory prematurely on election night before tens of millions of ballots are counted, which would plunge the country into an unprecedented political crisis. Axios reports that Trump has told confidants he will claim victory if he leads enough battleground states by the end of the [...]
Half of British companies expect permanent flexible working post-Covid November 2, 2020 Almost half of Britsh companies think their staff will be allowed a flexible working arrangement into the future while almost seven in ten say they will ramp up efforts to get to net zero carbon, according to new polling. A CBI/Ipsos Mori poll found that 79 per cent of companies said their staff worked entirely or almost [...]
US election: Washington DC braces for post-election civil unrest November 1, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington D.C. is gripped with fears of violence and civil unrest in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election, with gun sales soaring nationally. The majority of buildings in Downtown Washington have now been boarded up, with business owners worried about the prospect of riots on election night. The feeling is widespread across major [...]
US election: Trumpism won the argument on US economic policy October 31, 2020 Donald Trump swept to victory in the 2016 election promising an economic nationalist policy platform that would rejuvenate American industry and restore the country’s disenfranchised working class. Some of this platform included trade protectionism – which he followed through with by starting a trade war with China and by slapping tariffs on EU countries – [...]
NHS should be on the table in UK-US trade talks, says senior US Senator October 29, 2020 American pharmaceutical companies should get access to the NHS in a UK-US trade deal, according to the chair of the Senate committee that approves trade agreements. Republican Senator, and chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, Chuck Grassley told City A.M. that a UK-US trade deal “ought to involve almost anything” and that the NHS [...]
US election: Donald Trump and Joe Biden head south in crunch final days October 29, 2020 US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden are concentrating their efforts in the key battle states of Florida and North Carolina today as 3 November draws closer. Both candidates will hold rallies in the key swing state of Florida this afternoon within hours of each other. Trump will then head to North Carolina, which [...]
Can Boris Johnson forge a special relationship with Joe Biden? October 29, 2020 Boris Johnson’s victory in the Tory party leadership contest on 24 July last year was immediately hailed by Donald Trump as a great step forward for Britain. The US President was effusive in his praise for the Brexit pin-up boy, calling him “tough and smart”. “They’re saying ‘Britain Trump’, they call him ‘Britain Trump’ – [...]
Joe Biden White House will work closely with Boris Johnson, says potential Biden appointee October 28, 2020 Joe Biden will work closely with Boris Johnson and the UK government if elected President despite concerns from Downing Street, according to a potential administration appointee. Former Bernie Sanders adviser Robert Hockett – who has been tipped in some Democratic circles to be appointed to a government position by Biden as a standard bearer of [...]
The Trump train hits Pennsylvania: A day in the key US election swing state October 27, 2020 Billy Joel’s 1982 song Allentown tells the tale of disaffected steel industry cities in North East Pennsylvania that were ravaged by deindunstrialisation and globalisation. Joel talks about blue collar workers from places like Allentown and Bethlehem that were left unemployed and pushed to the fringe of American culture in exchange for cheaper labour and products. [...]
US election: Nervous New Yorkers sleepwalking toward polling day October 27, 2020 Taking a bus from New York’s John F Kennedy airport and through Long Island provides an insightful snapshot into some of the realities of 21st century America. In the one hour it took yesterday to drive from one of America’s largest airports to my accommodation in Brooklyn, I saw poverty that was akin to that [...]