DEBATE: Should we slash post-Brexit tariffs on food imports to offer consumers cheaper goods? February 21, 2019 Should we slash post-Brexit tariffs on food imports to offer consumers cheaper goods? Bill Wirtz, policy analyst at the Consumer Choice Center, says YES. Contrary what the protectionists will tell you, tariffs don’t only hurt the country upon which they are imposed. If the government decides to maintain import tariffs on food post-Brexit, it is [...]
Chris Tremlett: Competition for places among England’s bowlers puts them in excellent position for the World Cup February 20, 2019 With 99 days to go until the World Cup England are looking very settled as a side. Eoin Morgan’s team are in the Caribbean for a five-match one-day series which will hopefully build more confidence ahead of the opening game against South Africa at The Oval on 30 May. The batting order is pretty much set [...]
Mullins ready to fire four darts in bid for first Cheltenham Gold Cup February 20, 2019 ASK ANY trainer what race they would most like to win and you can be certain the majority would say the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup. Willie Mullins is no different, especially with six seconds in his career, and he is set to field four in his bid for a first success in jump racing’s blue [...]
The Dutch ‘Brexit Snatch’: Why Azimo is not quitting the UK February 20, 2019 Have you heard the news? Azimo is one of 250 companies moving to the Netherlands in an alleged ‘Brexit Snatch’ by the Dutch government. Read more: London fintech startups poised to expand in Europe They say never let the truth get in the way of a good story but as the chief executive of Azimo, [...]
DEBATE: Should we charge clothing brands for the cost of recycling to combat the environmental impact of fast fashion? February 20, 2019 Should we charge clothing brands for the cost of recycling to combat the environmental impact of fast fashion? Mary Creagh, MP and chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, says YES. Fashion shouldn’t cost the earth. But our desire for fast fashion means that carbon emissions, water use, and chemical and plastic pollution are destroying our [...]
The Eurozone’s push for unified fiscal discipline is doomed to fail February 20, 2019 It is widely acknowledged that, under a monetary union, fiscal and monetary discipline have to go hand in hand in order to maintain financial and macroeconomic stability, and thus ensure that the currency remains sound. For a monetary area with such diverse economies as the Eurozone, establishing the right legal architecture and operational rules to [...]
Why we should allow second-rate universities to go bankrupt February 20, 2019 The political spotlight remains focused on Brexit, but an important dogfight is developing in the area of higher education. The specific issue is whether universities in the UK should be allowed to go bankrupt. It is not merely a theoretical question. In the past year, a number of universities have announced deficits running well into [...]
Labour’s Magnificent Seven just made a no-deal Brexit more likely February 19, 2019 I am old enough to recall the “Gang of Four” in the eighties, when Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Shirley Williams and Bill Rogers left Labour to set up the Social Democratic Party. We know that all ended acrimoniously, with a reverse takeover by David Steel’s Liberal Party that created the Liberal Democrats. This week, we [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Debutant Loving A Boom out to reignite Gibson’s season February 19, 2019 RESULTS haven’t quite gone according to plan for trainer Richard Gibson this season. Gibson, who used to train in France, was full of enthusiasm and hope that he had a stable full of horses that would reignite his career back to those heady days when multiple Group One winners Akeed Mofeed and Gold-Fun were carrying [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Khaki can leave rivals green with envy at the Valley February 19, 2019 ZAC PURTON will be the go-to jockey for thousands of passionate racing fans when they pass through the turnstiles at Happy Valley this afternoon. Champion jockey Purton is riding on a crest of a wave. Six winners from his past 19 rides, including two masterclasses aboard the world’s best miler Beauty Generation and Exultant in [...]