Brexit vote sparks surge in overseas job searches October 10, 2016 The number of Brits searching for a career abroad has jumped in the months after the EU referendum, according to an analysis of online job adverts. Recruiters Indeed found searches for jobs outside the UK had jumped 20 per cent since the 23 June vote, with Ireland, Australia and Canada the top prospective destinations. Analysts [...]
Make America Great Again: This is where you can buy Kenneth Bone’s red knit jumper October 10, 2016 Forget Donald or Hillary, Kenneth Bone was the stand-out star of the US Presidential Election debate last night. In a sometimes shocking debate, Bone was an instant hit on Twitter when he raised the tone with an intelligent question about the candidates' energy policies. Read more: In quotes: The most shocking moments from the US presidential debate [...]
After the Brexit vote, Open Europe has a new mission – and a new chairman October 10, 2016 Open Europe, the think tank which before the Brexit vote was aimed at coming up with solutions to the European Union's most pressing challenges, has unveiled a new mission statement – and a new chairman. Today it said with formal Brexit talks due to start next year, it will begin to publish analysis on how to [...]
Help solve the housing crisis by leaving your house to your grandchildren, urges housing minister October 10, 2016 Housing minister Gavin Barwell has said parents should leave their property and money to their grandchildren instead of their children. Speaking at a fringe meeting at the Conservative party conference, Barwell said his mother will be leaving her £700,000 Croydon home to her grandchildren rather than him and his brother. Barwell said such generosity from grandparents [...]
Now Nigel Farage has compared Donald Trump’s performance in last night’s Presidential debate to a “silverback gorilla” October 10, 2016 Nigel Farage has compared Donald Trump's performance in last night's controversial Presidential debate to a "silverback gorilla". Speaking to Sky News, temporary Ukip leader Farage said Trump "dominated" Hillary Clinton in the debate, saying he was like a "big silverback gorilla in the studio". "He took control, he dominated Hillary Clinton. She was very much on [...]
Heathrow vs. Gatwick expansion: Airports decision still stuck on the tarmac October 10, 2016 The question of where to build a new runway in the south east is an issue that has been stuck in the hangar for years. The current choice, between Heathrow or Gatwick, is just the latest instalment in a long-running capacity saga. Since 1963, no fewer than 12 policy documents, commissions or white papers have been produced [...]
Ire over immigration: Careless policy debates risk damaging Britain October 10, 2016 Sometimes great damage can be caused by a government policy idea that doesn't end up seeing the light of day. Think back to 2013, when the Tory-LibDem coalition announced plans to introduce a visa bond. The idea would have seen arrivals from countries such as India or Nigeria paying a £3,000 bond as part of the [...]
Business leaders sign letter pledging to create a more “vibrant economy” October 10, 2016 Business leaders have published a letter pledging to create a more vibrant economy in which growth is more sustainable and widely-shared. "Our new Prime Minister has signalled her intent to tackle these challenges and make the UK a country that works for everyone. But this is a challenge that government cannot take on alone," according [...]
How decadent elites lost control of politics the world over October 10, 2016 To outsiders, Colombia’s recent referendum on ending its 53-year war with the Stalinist revolutionaries of the Farc seemed the ultimate no-brainer. Putting a merciful halt to a conflict that has killed a horrendous 220,000 souls would seem to require little thought. Yet when earnest President Juan Manuel Santos put his peace deal to a nationwide [...]
MPs gear up for fight with Theresa May over Single Market access October 10, 2016 MPs are gearing up for a fight with Theresa May over access to the EU’s Single Market, as the government prepares for a series of legal battles over its right to take Brexit decisions alone. May has come under fire from senior backbenchers and business groups after a Conservative Party conference that saw the Prime Minister suggest [...]