Anti-social media: Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark on social media harm after the Christchurch terror attacks April 8, 2019 I Interrupt the former leader of my native New Zealand, Helen Clark, in the middle of a Twitter and Facebook purge. “Social media management” she says, dictating a response to one of the provocateurs or well-wishers. It’s all part of overseeing a social media following of more than 200,000, I’m sure, but especially fitting since [...]
Social media giants face fines in ‘online harms’ crackdown, says government April 8, 2019 Social media sites face financial penalties or blocking if they fail to tackle “online harms”, says a government white paper published today. Under a code of practice set out by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), an independent watchdog would police the sector, possibly funded by the industry. Read more: Social media giants [...]
Marshalls shares race to record high: What now? March 19, 2019 | City Talk Up 78 per cent since we backed them, the shares are still not expensive and the business is in great shape. Marshalls (LSE:MSLH) is an easy company to like. It makes things we all use on a daily basis, and it makes them well. Despite Brexit and a weak construction sector, its concrete paving slabs have [...]
New Zealand mosque shooting: At least 49 dead, 20 injured after ‘terrorist attack’ March 15, 2019 New Zealand has been placed on its highest security threat level after a gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 20 at two mosques in Christchurch. In an act condemned as terrorism by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, an attacker broadcast online live footage of the assault after publishing a so-called manifesto in which he [...]
The IRA claims responsibility for bombs targeting Heathrow and Waterloo March 12, 2019 Dissident republican group the IRA have claimed responsibility for letter bombs that were sent to London transport hubs and the University of Glasgow last week. The Metropolitan Police said today it was aware of the claim of responsibility for the devices that were received at Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, Waterloo Station and the University [...]
Counter terror police investigating explosive devices at Waterloo Station, Heathrow Airport and City Airport March 5, 2019 Counter terrorism police are investigating after explosive devices were found at Waterloo Station, Heathrow Airport and City Airport today. The Met Police counter terrorism command said it was treating the incidents as linked. Packages containing what police said were “small improvised explosive devices” arrived at the three locations this morning. The packages were A4-sized white [...]
Shamima Begum has got what she wanted: a one-way ticket out of British society February 21, 2019 We should shed no tears for Shamima Begum. Britain’s Islamic State (IS) poster girl has been splashed across various newspapers and on numerous media outlets on account of her re-emergence in a Syrian refugee camp, four years after she voluntarily left these shores for the embrace of IS. It turned out that Begum – now with [...]
Law helping businesses receive insurance payouts after terror attacks passed February 12, 2019 Companies will be able to more easily buy insurance for business interruption in the case of terrorist attacks following the passing of a new law today. The passing of the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, which received Royal Assent today, followed an outcry in the aftermath of the London Bridge attacks where businesses [...]
Prosperity is the key to solving the migration crisis – and that starts with security November 29, 2018 Here’s some very good news: global prosperity is at its highest level ever. The Legatum Prosperity Index tracks 149 countries, and the 2018 results out this week see prosperity continuing to rise across the world, both over the last year and over the last 11 years. More countries are becoming prosperous and more people are living [...]
Man and woman arrested over terror offences in north London November 9, 2018 Two people have been arrested today as part of an investigation from the Met police’s counter terrorism unit. Officers arrested a 57-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman at an address in north London. The man was arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts, while the woman as arrested on suspicion [...]