Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary wants Theresa May to stop “faffing around” in India and focus on Brussels November 7, 2016 Ryanair has just raised its passenger growth forecast but chief executive Michael O'Leary isn't happy. He told the BBC that business was "booming" but the environment was "bearish" post-Brexit. And he was particularly unimpressed with how the government is proceeding, saying it had "no idea" as to how it will actually deliver Brexit. O'Leary said Prime Minister Theresa May [...]
Lord Karan Bilimoria slams Theresa May’s immigration policy November 7, 2016 The founder of Cobra beers has attacked Theresa May's immigration policy, deeming it to be "economically illiterate". Lord Karan Bilimoria, who is also a cross-bench peer, said the Prime Minister's plans to cut migration future showed "very negative messages" towards migrants. The government insist it is still working towards reducing net migration to 100,000 per year. [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump has lashed out at the FBI after Hillary Clinton was cleared of an email scandal (again) November 7, 2016 Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has lashed out at the FBI for closing its inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails for a second time. James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said no criminal charges against the Democratic nominee were warranted. In a letter to Congress, Comey said the agency had worked "around the clock" [...]
The Brexit vote has revealed Jeremy Corbyn’s irrelevance November 7, 2016 The weekend brought a deluge of reaction to Thursday’s High Court ruling on Article 50. Everyone from renowned legal experts to armchair constitutionalists weighed in on what the ruling meant for Theresa May and whether the judges had made the right call. Under normal circumstances, the voice of the Leader of the Opposition would be prominent [...]
Britain needs a transitional deal to avoid a cliff-edge of Brexit uncertainty November 7, 2016 Just under two weeks ago, Theresa May announced the go-ahead for a third runway at Heathrow, following years of analysis and debate. The decision was a complex one and certainly one of the PM’s toughest since taking up office in July. This, though, is dwarfed by another issue which had dominated the news agenda even [...]
As the election campaign draws to a close, has it fundamentally damaged America’s moral standing? November 7, 2016 Brian Klaas, a fellow in comparative politics at the London School of Economics, and author of The Despot’s Accomplice, says Yes. Whether Donald Trump wins or loses tomorrow, he has already done tremendous damage to America’s moral standing in the world, and its ability to promote Western liberal democracy globally. His sexist, racist, and xenophobic rhetoric [...]
British businesses say they are losing out thanks to our failure to build enough new homes November 7, 2016 The failure to build homes is hurting the ability of British businesses to recruit and retain staff, according to the CBI, who are calling for a dramatic shift in housebuilding policy Last summer, the government unveiled a prominent goal of building 1m new homes by 2020, but the CBI today warned the government is at [...]
A “hard Brexit” could undermine the very things driving GDP growth, according to this think tank November 7, 2016 Dramatic new migration barriers in the aftermath of Brexit could hit the UK's prospects for future growth, according to foreign policy experts. The UK recorded more than double the growth of Eurozone peers between 2010 and 2015, with Chatham House attributing the difference to aggressive monetary policy, rapid interventions into the financial sector and a [...]
Clinton emails: no criminality found November 6, 2016 The FBI announced this evening that it had found no evidence of criminal behaviour in its latest investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. The director of the FBI, James Comey wrote to Congress to update politicians on his findings. The letter was released on Twitter by Californian Democrat Adam Schiff. As expected, the review of the additional emails [...]
Professors’ retirement fund to invest in future Green Investment Bank projects November 6, 2016 Macquarie Bank is poised to team-up with the pension fund that manages the retirement money of Britain's university professors as part of the privatisation of the Green Investment Bank (GIB). The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), a pension scheme that can trace its roots over a hundred years, will help the Australian lender pay for future funding [...]