Winter Economic Update Webinar with Vicky Pryce February 18, 2020 | City Talk Register for the webinar to join moneycorp for their Winter Economic Update on Tuesday 25th February at 1pm GMT. The global economy has endured a turbulent start to 2020, affecting the currency markets and minds of investors around the world at the same time. With January already seeing the UK leave the EU, escalating tension [...]
Chancellor and Prime Minister to thrash out details of Budget as March deadline stays February 18, 2020 The new chancellor Rishi Sunak will meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Westminster tomorrow, as the pair thrash out the details of next month’s Budget. Sunak, who was parachuted into the role on Thursday after Sajid Javid’s surprise resignation, confirmed this morning that the Budget will be going ahead on 11 March, despite the shake-up [...]
Sadiq Khan calls for UK citizens to be made EU ‘associate citizens’ February 18, 2020 Sadiq Khan has called for Brussels to continue to allow British citizens freedom of movement within the EU with “associate citizenship” status. Khan met with Belgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt in Brussels today, who has been a long-time proponent of the idea, to discuss the possibility of allowing British nationals to travel and work in EU [...]
Andrew Sabisky: Johnson adviser quits after backlash over eugenics and race comments February 18, 2020 An adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson quit on Monday saying “media hysteria” about his old online posts meant he had become a distraction. Andrew Sabisky came under scrutiny after details emerged of his views on a range of subjects. He had previously discussed the benefits of forced contraception, said that data showed the US [...]
Ousting Sajid Javid could limit Boris Johnson’s options February 18, 2020 Any time a Prime Minister reshuffles his or her cabinet, there are bound to be disappointed ministers — or ex-ministers — turfed out from a job they enjoy in a system that can sometimes prize loyalty over ability. But last week’s surprise resignation of Sajid Javid, the UK’s short-lived chancellor, could actually limit Boris Johnson’s [...]
Think carefully before shaking up the BBC licence fee February 18, 2020 The future of the BBC is in the spotlight once again. The government is running a consultation on the decriminalisation of the licence fee, and there has been plenty of speculation in the press as to whether there could be further changes to the way the BBC is funded or what its remit should be. [...]
EU ‘fails to see the point’ on UK’s trade stance, claims Frost February 17, 2020 Britain’s desire to step away from the EU’s rules is not “some clever tactical position” but the entire point of Brexit, Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator has told Brussels. In a stark warning that the UK would not capitulate to demands over the so-called level-playing field – which includes rules around competition, the environment and tax [...]
Sadiq Khan launches £50m ‘green new deal’ fund in pitch to Green Party voters February 17, 2020 Sadiq Khan has created a £50m fund for green energy projects in a direct appeal to Green Party voters in the lead up to the mayoral election. The mayor of London today announced the fund as a part of his “green new deal for London”, with the funds set to be allocated to programmes to [...]
Conservative MPs blast Number 10’s BBC ‘vendetta’ February 17, 2020 Senior Tory MPs have blasted Number 10’s “vendetta” against the BBC, describing plans scrap the licence fee and push the broadcaster towards a new subscription model as “cultural vandalism”. Yesterday the Sunday Times reported plans were being readied to overhaul the BBC by forcing it to sell off the majority of its radio stations and [...]
Fighting dirty: The most outrageous US election advertising hit jobs February 17, 2020 Earlier this month, millions of Americans were treated to six identical seconds of election advertising from two opposing political parties. “America demanded change,” booms a Don LaFontaine-esque Hollywood trailer-style voice over. “And change is what we got.” The clip featured first in Donald Trump’s Super Bowl re-election TV ad on 2 February, which touted the President’s [...]