P&O Ferries sues government over £33m Eurotunnel settlement after no-deal Brexit ferries fiasco April 26, 2019 Ferry operator P&O is suing the UK government following the heavily-criticised decision to hand a no-deal Brexit ferries contract to a firm with no boats. Read more: Government ferry contracts to cost millions more if Brexit is delayed The Department for Transport has already been forced to pay Eurotunnel £33m in a settlement after its [...]
The anti-vax movement is a symptom of our expert malaise April 26, 2019 The anti-vaccination movement is deadly. According to the charity Unicef, more than half a million UK children were not vaccinated against measles, a highly dangerous but preventable disease, between 2010 and 2017 – which is part of a terrifying global trend. When less than 95 per cent of a population are vaccinated, herd immunity is weakened, [...]
Business can help Britain lead the green race to a better future April 26, 2019 One of the things that has been keeping me sane over the past three months as the twists and turns of Brexit have taken their toll is working on climate change. I’ve had the privilege of being part of an expert group providing advice to the UK Committee on Climate Change on the move to [...]
Wanted: Your free-market ideas to give everyone a shot at improving their lives April 26, 2019 Life isn’t fair. It never will be. In fact, so much of what we experience day-to-day, year-to-year, is a result of things we can’t control – the country we’re born in, the robustness of our immune system, the bumps on our nose (well, mine anyway) are pre-determined facts of life. Progress means embracing or overcoming [...]
Huawei leak: Senior civil servant piles pressure on ministers to cooperate with probe April 26, 2019 The UK’s foremost civil servant has piled pressure on cabinet ministers to cooperate with his inquiry about who leaked private security discussions at the top level of government. Sir Mark Sedwill has written to members of the National Security Council after the Telegraph reported that Prime Minister Theresa May is set to allow Huawei access [...]
Government ‘cannot exclude’ criminal investigation into Huawei leak April 25, 2019 The government has refused to rule out a criminal investigation into leaks from a security meeting about the role of Chinese tech firm Huawei in the UK’s 5G network. Culture secretary Jeremy Wright today slammed the “unacceptable” leak of confidential information, which has prompted calls for an inquiry into a potential breach of the Official [...]
Biden his time: Obama’s vice president Joe Biden launches White House run April 25, 2019 Former Democratic US vice president Joe Biden will seek his party’s nomination for President, he confirmed this morning after months of speculation. Biden, who was number two to Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017, embarks on his third run for the White House with a centrist campaign. Read more: Bernie ‘socialist’ Sanders is the Democrats’ [...]
Tory MPs decide against party rule change to oust Theresa May April 25, 2019 Influential Tory MPs have decided against a party rule change that could have forced Theresa May out as Prime Minister. The 1922 committee of Tory MPs had been meeting over the past couple of days to mull changing rules that would have allowed another leadership challenge against May despite her winning a vote of no [...]
Leaving EU behind: The potential winners and losers from a soft Brexit deal April 25, 2019 After three failed votes, Prime Minister Theresa May has another six months to get her Brexit deal through the House of Commons. Despite her securing an extension from the EU, the Brexit deadlock seems as intractable as ever. Still, some form of soft Brexit remains a likely option, so it’s worth exploring the potential impact [...]
DEBATE: Is the uproar over Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK in June unwarranted? April 25, 2019 Is the uproar over Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK in June unwarranted? Freddie Jordan, a freelance writer, says YES. President Trump’s visit has unleashed the same public mania as would Lord Voldemort’s. He may be unctuous, and some might prefer to watch his comedy of errors play out from afar, but to throw a childish [...]