After his appointment as Evening Standard editor, should George Osborne resign as an MP? March 17, 2017 Chris Rumfitt, founder and chief executive of Field Consulting, says Yes. George Osborne’s post-ministerial career had already raised eyebrows when he took a bumper package to advise asset manager Blackrock. But it truly caused jaws to drop when news came through that he was to edit the Evening Standard. While the former chancellor is clearly [...]
Tony Blair launches anti-populist institute which definitely isn’t a party March 17, 2017 Fresh from his rousing anti-Brexit speech, Tony Blair has launched a new institute for centre-ground policy based on globalisation and liberal democracy with the warning: "we could be living through a populist moment; but we could be living at the start of a populist era." Renewing the Centre will be directed by Yascha Mounk, a German-born [...]
George Osborne’s successor Philip Hammond will have a say in whether he can take his new job as Evening Standard editor March 17, 2017 Chancellor Philip Hammond will play a direct part in the decision made by the government’s Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) on his predecessor George Osborne’s new role as editor of the Evening Standard. Acoba, the body tasked with scrutinising appointments, will ask relevant government departments for their opinions on whether the new job will [...]
Former chancellor George Osborne has been appointed editor of London daily the Evening Standard – Twitter reacts March 17, 2017 George Osborne has announced yet another new job, and Twitter has gone a bit nuts… The former chancellor has just been appointed Editor of the Evening Standard and it's fair to say the news came as a surprise to basically everyone. I am literally dumbfounded. Trying to imagine Osbo drumming up page leads. "Don't we need a nib [...]
SNP rejects PM’s rejection: Tories wouldn’t “dare” stand in the way of vote March 17, 2017 The SNP said today there will be a second Scottish referendum and accused the Conservative party of being scared to give the Scottish people the chance to vote on the future of the union. After earlier this week calling for Scotland to be given another chance to vote on its future in the UK, the SNP kicks [...]
George Osborne’s latest job is editor of the Evening Standard March 17, 2017 Former chancellor George Osborne has been appointed as the new editor of the Evening Standard, its owner has said. Osborne, who worked for the Telegraph before running for Parliament, will keep his job as an MP. A source told City A.M. it was likely Osborne will edit the Standard four days a week on average. “So much [...]
Nine out of ten French voters think former presidential favourite Fillon is dishonest March 17, 2017 French Presidential wannabe François Fillon is more distrusted by voters than ever, a new poll has shown, after the right-wing candidate was put under formal investigation over claims he created three fake parliamentary aide jobs for family members. The poll, released this morning by Odoxa for FranceInfo, revealed nine out of 10 French see the former favourite as “not honest”, while [...]
US makes formal apology to UK about GCHQ claims March 17, 2017 The US has apologised to Britain after White House claims that GCHQ had helped former President Barack Obama spy on Donald Trump, according to reports. Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, made the claims at a press conference last night, apparently referring to a report on Fox News. Spicer told reporters that British agents had [...]
Independent Scotland might have to ditch the pound, SNP’s Alex Salmond admits March 17, 2017 Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has said Scotland could ditch the pound if it wins independence in a new referendum. The Scottish National Party (SNP) previously said it would continue to use sterling, but Salmond told the Financial Times he could change his view to reduce reliance on the rest of the UK for [...]
GCHQ vehemently denies wire-tapping US President Donald Trump March 17, 2017 Britain’s cyber spy agency has fiercely denied allegations it put the communications of US President Donald Trump under surveillance. White House press secretary Sean Spicer cited a report by a pundit on Fox News that the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) had spied on Trump after he was elected. In a strongly worded statement GCHQ [...]