Maduro’s revenge: President lashes out following drone attack August 5, 2018 Opposition leaders in Venezuela are fearing a backlash after the country’s socialist President appeared to come under attack from drones carrying explosives. Venezuela’s government claimed today that six activists were arrested following explosions at a military event at which Nicolas Maduro was giving a speech. Maduro, the hard-left successor of Hugo Chavez, said the explosions [...]
Liam Fox: ‘No deal’ Brexit most likely outcome August 5, 2018 The most likely outcome of the Brexit process is leaving without a deal, according to international trade secretary Liam Fox, amid growing concerns of a chaotic departure from the EU. There is a three-in-five chance of a "no deal" Brexit in which UK-EU trade defaults to World Trade Organisation terms, Fox said in an interview [...]
Cast away: divorced men responsible for rising tide of houseboat demand August 5, 2018 The blazing summer has added to attractions of life on the water, and enabled houseboat sales to escape the wider slump in the capital’s residential property. “It’s been a bumper year for houseboats,” said Lana Wrightman, spokesperson for London’s largest waterside property estate agent, Riverhomes. “It’s like musical chairs trying to keep up with demand. [...]
Failure is at the core of Apple’s success August 3, 2018 IT’S OFTEN SAID that, while success is celebrated in the US, in the UK it’s only done out of a churlish sense of wanting that person to subsequently fail. As a regular commuter to the States – I spent last week meeting with clients in New York, and I’m writing this in Soho House [...]
Calls to extend Article 50 grow as businesses fail to prepare for no deal August 3, 2018 Calls are growing for the government and the European Union to agree an extension to Article 50, amid fears that a deal cannot be reached this autumn. Two separate surveys – one by the Institute of Directors and one by Maritime UK – have both found that just half of businesses have made preparations for [...]
It’s time to consider an off-the-shelf deal if we’re serious about avoiding a hard Brexit August 3, 2018 Theresa May and her ministers are racking up air miles trying to convince their EU counterparts to back the Chequers deal, even though her own chief adviser Olly Robbins has said it won’t work. Alarmed at the pace of progress, most large firms are finalising their contingency plans – in some cases, like the London [...]
Editor’s Notes: The real threat to our democracy is the call for a second referendum, making new homes more popular and communism vs liberty August 3, 2018 There's a lot of talk around about “our democracy being under threat.” This alarmist claim is thrown around by people who are still fighting the Brexit referendum – many of whom are convinced that Leave only prevailed thanks to Russian disinformation, nefarious online campaigns and dodgy money. Guardian columnists, keyboard warriors and a handful of [...]
Westminster council derails second Sadiq Khan project with legal challenge against CS11 Cycle Superhighway August 2, 2018 Construction works on a proposed cycle superhighway at a dangerous gyratory in north-west London have come to a grinding halt after Westminster council mounted a successful legal challenge against Transport for London (TfL) – derailing its second project this year. Work on the first section of Cycle Superhighway 11, which is intended to span [...]
The tech sector needs to boost gender diversity and get more women into the industry August 2, 2018 Gender diversity in the technology sector remains a hotly debated topic, amid scandals, global campaigns, and social media movements. Simply put, there is still not enough diversity. Take a look at the US. Examine the employee data for Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet’s Google (four members of the illustrious FAANG stocks), and you will find [...]
May’s leadership nightmare isn’t over and now the EU’s offer to extend Brexit talks could herald another election August 2, 2018 Theresa May heads to the fortress-turned-holiday retreat enjoyed by French Presidents this Friday at the invitation of Emmanuel Macron. Though the PM might hope for a little Mediterranean respite after the past few bruising months, she will be expecting a robust exchange with a smooth operator who has become a serious thorn in her side. [...]