Ex-Prince William aide Simon Case appointed as new cabinet secretary September 1, 2020 Former adviser to Prince William, and Boris Johnson ally, Simon Case has been appointed as the UK’s top civil servant. Case will take over as cabinet secretary, and head of the civil service, on 9 September after serving as Number 10’s permanent secretary. Case was seconded from Prince William’s private office to assist Number 10 [...]
Obituary: Former IoD chair Lady Barbara Judge September 1, 2020 Lady Barbara Judge, who has died aged 73 from pancreatic cancer, was a trailblazer in a varied career which spanned law, banking, regulation, media and the nuclear industry. An outspoken advocate for the accession of women in the workplace, she broke barriers becoming the first female director at Rupert Murdoch’s media giant News International and [...]
Wizz Air to fly at 60 per cent capacity in second quarter due to new restrictions September 1, 2020 Low-cost carrier Wizz Air this morning said that it expected to carry 60 per cent of its capacity in the second quarter due to new travel restrictions being imposed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In Hungary, the budget airline’s home market, foreign travellers will from today only be able to enter the country [...]
‘Chaotic’ quarantine regime ‘destroying’ economy, says Willie Walsh September 1, 2020 The boss of British Airways’ parent company IAG has accused the government of destroying the economy through its “chaotic approach” to imposing coronavirus quarantine restrictions. Writing in the Times, Willie Walsh said that the “ever-shifting list” of countries requiring travellers to self-isolate meant that the UK has “officially hung up the closed sign”. Walsh’ comments [...]
Bank of Mum and Dad will drive housing market recovery September 1, 2020 The Bank of Mum and Dad will be a key driving force behind the post-coronavirus recovery within the UK housing market, according to new analysis. Nearly one in four housing transactions – 23 per cent – will be supported by the Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD), a four per cent rise since 2019, according [...]
Switzerland and the Czech Republic added to UK quarantine list August 27, 2020 Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Jamaica have been added to the UK’s quarantine list from Saturday, transport secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed. From four o’clock on Saturday morning, all travellers returning to the UK from these countries will have to self-isolate for 14 days. In a tweet, Shapps said: “Data shows we need to remove [...]
UK records highest number of new coronavirus cases since June August 27, 2020 There were more than 1,500 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in the UK today, the highest daily figure in more than two months. According to new data from the Department of Health and Social Care, 1,522 more people were confirmed to have contracted the disease in the last 24 hours. The new figure represents a [...]