Canadian immigration website crashes as Donald Trump victory over Hillary Clinton looms in US Presidential election November 9, 2016 The Canadian immigration website has crashed this morning as Donald Trump looks increasingly likely to take the White House. Trump is fast approaching the number of electoral colleges he needs to claim victory over rival Hillary Clinton, with 244 to the Democrat's 215. "Moving to Canada" was an option stated by several Americans when asked what [...]
LIVE UPDATES: Hillary Clinton to address the world after Trump victory November 9, 2016 As Hillary Clinton prepared to confront a Donald Trump victory this morning, the US markets opened. More: Live coverage: Follow our live blog of market news, reactions and views here "Time to bind the wounds of division": Watch the video or read the full transcript of Trump's victory speech Markets have been surprisingly calm after [...]
US Presidential election 2016: Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States November 9, 2016 Donald Trump has been declared the 45th President of the United States. Hillary Clinton has conceded the race, and Trump is currently giving his victory speech. "I say it is time for us to come together as one united people," Trump told his supporters in New York. "To those who have chosen not to support me [...]
Unpredictable and punitive taxation is threatening the competitiveness of UK banking November 9, 2016 Winston Churchill famously claimed that “for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle”. But for banking – Britain’s biggest export sector – the handle is still being pulled. New figures published today by the BBA show [...]
The government reveals Panama Papers taskforce has yielded criminal investigations and new leads November 8, 2016 A government taskforce launched in the wake of the Panama Papers leak earlier this year has "added greatly" to the understanding of offshore tax evasion structures, the chancellor Philip Hammond said today. The "Panama Papers Taskforce" was launched in April to analyse the information that had been released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The [...]
US voters just want the election to be over but have voted for a strong leader November 8, 2016 Instead of sharing their joy at the opportunity to exercise their democratic rights, Americans looked forward to going to the polls today so that the whole thing can be over and done with. A Morning Consult/Politico exit poll showed that a whopping 85 per cent of voters just wanted the election to be over when asked [...]
Theresa May is treading softly on immigration when Brexit Britain needs boldness November 8, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she will allow the Indian government to nominate business executives to become members of the “Great Club”, a programme launched in 2013 for 100 of the world’s most senior business leaders to more easily get visas into Britain. The “Great Club” may have resonance in history, reaching back [...]
From the NHS to Brexit, give people a choice and they’ll make a good one November 8, 2016 A current headache for the government is the performance of the NHS, and whether it is running out of money. This was making the front pages until the judges’ decision on Brexit pushed it off. Successive governments have discovered that the finances of the health service are a potentially bottomless pit. A key policy issue [...]
Has Barack Obama been a good President? November 8, 2016 Ed Bowsher, senior analyst and joint output editor at Share Radio, says Yes. Barack Obama has definitely been a good President. He took over when the US was in the middle of an economic crisis – banking reform and a sizeable fiscal stimulus helped create a decent recovery. If you doubt whether the stimulus made [...]
When will the results of the US Presidential election be announced? Here’s what previous years suggest… November 8, 2016 Tired of Trump? Heedless of Hillary? In less than 12 hours, the US Presidential election will be over, and for better or worse, we may even know who the new leader of the free world is. But what time will the results come rolling in, and how can you watch it online? Here's everything you need [...]